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Sep 09, 2015· THE vanua of Wainunu in Bua has agreed to bauxite mining. However it has made its stand clear that proper preliminary work needs to be done first including an environment impact assessment report.

mining. For the Bua Bauxite mining leases, the premium rental agreement is FJ567,000 to be distributed amongst the five mataqali (Standing Committee on Natural Resources 2015: 22). An additional 275,000 was paid to mataqali Navakasiga as compensation for lost fishing rights (Standing Committee on Natural Resources 2015: 15).

Jun 01, 2017· FIJI earned million in revenue from the first shipment of bauxite this year, bringing total earnings to about since mining started at Nawailevu in Bua in 2010. Director Mineral Development Dr Raijeli Taga said the first shipment this year left Fiji''s shores on March 3.

Dec 14, 2015· Fiji approves second bauxite mine; China to get first bauxite from Fiji and official says others interested. 28 May 2012. The export of bauxite to China is expected to make Fiji at least 22 million US dollars a year and the head of the Ministry of Lands and Mineral Resources...

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The problem is not the global bauxite market but the low quality of insitu bauxite resource at Naibulu Mine. The mining lease holder, Aurum Exploration (Fiji) Limited had made a business decision to reassess mine plans as how best to economically extract and process the low grade ore the company had encountered within its mining lease."

While most mining is concentrated in Viti Levu Fiji''s largest island Vanua Levu Fiji''s second largest island is also attracting interest with bauxite mining in Bua exploration of copper and zinc in Udu point and the proposed reopening of the gold mine in Mount Kasi The mine in Bua is Fiji''s first ever bauxite mine and is suggested to provide significant economic benefits to Vanua Levu in ...

Oct 07, 2016· The issue of bauxite mining raised many unasked questions among representatives causing a heated discussion during the Bua Provincial Meeting in Nabouwalu yesterday. Xinfa Aurum Exploration Limited representative Isireli Dagaga...

Fiji''s mining industry is experiencing significant increase in activity with a number of foreign investors interested in exploring and extracting Fiji''s mineral wealth. While most mining is concentrated in Viti Levu (Fiji''s largest island), Vanua Levu (Fiji''s second largest island) is also attracting interest with bauxite mining in Bua, exploration of copper and zinc in Udu point and ...

The Nawailevu bauxite mine in Bua has ceased operations and is undergoing progressive rehabilitation program on the site. This has been confirmed by Minister for Mineral Resources Faiyaz Koya adding this is one of the conditions listed in the mining lease prior to the closure of a mine.

Jun 16, 2011· COMMENTS ON THE NAWAILEVU BAUXITE MINE EIA These comments are given in response to the public feedback on the above as required by statute, and in the interests of responsible and sustainable mining practices in Fiji. It is based on a cursory appraisal of the EIA document at the Department of Environment on 13/05/2010 1.

Afterall Madam Speaker, they have shown their hand when they had directed that raw materials from the bauxite mining be processed in Fiji. This was after two years of actual soil being shipped off to China by the investors. The Mahogany and Pine Industries Madam Speaker, were the initiative of the Ratu Mara Government. This Government has ...

minister for lands visits bauxite mine in nawailevu, bua 06/11/2014 The Hon. Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources, Mereseini Vuniwaqa has handed over lease documents for a new bauxite mining site in Lekutu, Bua to XINFA Aurum Explorations (Fiji) Limited during her visit to the North yesterday.

The bauxite mining license in Nawailevu, Bua was awarded to Aurum Exploration Fiji Limited. Chairman of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources, Joeli Cawaki says a future generation fund of ...

Dec 14, 2015· The Chinese company Aurum Exploration Limited recently completed mining at a site in Nawailevu, which produced almost 1 million tonnes of bauxite and has commenced mining at two others sites. Adi Filomena was part of a team that undertook a scoping survey in Nawailevu village in 2012 and says the findings were heartbreaking.

Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world''s main source of aluminium and consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH) 3), boehmite (γAlO(OH)) and diaspore (αAlO(OH)), mixed with the two iron oxides goethite (FeO(OH)) and haematite (Fe 2 O 3), the aluminium clay mineral kaolinite (Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH)) and small ...

Bauxite mining by Chinese firm in Fiji halted; Bauxite Mining in Vanua Levu; About Me. 86 This Blog is a central collection point for information in regards to the Bauxite Mining in Vanua Levu. Over the coming weeks and years, we hope to collect and present information specifically on the extraction of Bauxite from Vanua Levu. We will also like ...

Jun 14, 2020· Sixtyseven members of the Serau clan of Nabiti Village in Dreketi, Bua, each received 488 in royalty for bauxite mining. The monies, paidout by Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Jone Usamate, covers 80 per cent of their dues, as enabled .

Jun 06, 2017· SUVA, Fiji (Fiji Times, June 7, 2017) – Fiji has earned a total revenue of million [US million] since bauxite mining began in Nawailevu, Bua six years ago. Responding to questions from this newspaper, Mineral Resources Department acting director Dr Raijeli Taga said the revenue was derived from 23 shipments of the mineral.

November 7, 2014 Comments Off on Lands Minister tours bauxite mine site Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Mereseini Vuniwaqa has handed over lease documents for a new bauxite mining site in Lekutu, Bua, sick to XINFA Aurum Explorations (Fiji) Limited during her visit to the North yesterday.

Fiji chief says bauxite mining hurting environment . A Fiji chief says the government is pushing companies to mine in the country, with little regard for the environmental impacts on people''s land. Inquire Now; Fijivillage Fiji''s Latest News and Sports website. Another 20 year land lease has been approved to XINFA Aurum Explorations Fiji ...

Mining is an integral part of Fiji''s economy, with gold representing one of the country''s largest exports. Its major mining activities are focused on the production of gold, silver and cement. The islands of Fiji are located on the Pacific "Rim of Fire", the active tectonic boundary between the Pacific and IndoAustralian Plate which is... Read more »

Fiji''s Minister for Lands and Mineral Resources Netani Sukanaivalu on Friday issued a land lease to a Chinese mining company to explore bauxite in Nawailevu in northern Bua province.

Investment Fiji was formed as a statutory organisation by the Economic Development Board (EDB) Act No 11 of 1980 to promote, stimulate and facilitate the exports and investment. Though the Fiji Investment is the investment and trade promotion agency of the Government, it operates independently and has a Board comprising mostly of private sector representatives.
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