The government is upbeat about the prospects of increased bauxite production here this year as the Chinese-owned Bosai Minerals Group has been granted additional land to mine that would see increases to 250,000 tonnes and 400,000 next year along with 1,000 people being employed by March.
“The government had issued additional reserves in Kara Kara which approximates 3.5 million tonnes… additional investments by Bosai Minerals Group, along with the issuance of additional reserves will see production increase by over 250,000 tonnes this year and 400,000 tonnes next year,” President Irfaan Ali said yesterday, during a live broadcast on his Facebook platform where he gave an overview of plans for the bauxite and forestry sectors.
However, bauxite production figures for the companies that operate here were not given, nor was the overall 2024 production.
