Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines
Australia has amongst the highest standards of bauxite mining globally, and our bauxite sector has potential for strong growth.
At the same time changes are occurring in global bauxite supply with new countries and new operators entering the market.
Sustainable bauxite mining practices are critical to the global reputation of the industry. Sustainable practices should be perceived and valued as a competitive advantage for all mining companies.
In 2018, the Australian Aluminium Council co-authored the Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines together with the International Aluminium Institute and the Brazilian Aluminium Association, aiming to share the expertise learned from decades of sustainable mining practices in Australia with the global industry.
The guidelines aim to identify and communicate the criteria and encourage emerging bauxite suppliers to improve their practices in line with the rest of the global industry. The applicability to a range of countries has been enhanced using case studies from areas as diverse as Australia, Brazil, Jamaica, Guinea, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.
The guidelines have been updated and the second edition was published in February 2022.
- Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines Second Edition
- Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines
- Aluminium International Today
The July/August 2018 issue of Aluminium International Today features articles on the Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines. Read the articles on pages 13 and 24.
- IAI / Biodiversity Consultancy document: Metrics and data for bauxite mining to progress towards No Net Loss of biodiversity
Bauxite mining is critical to meeting rising aluminium demand for the energy transition, but the sector’s future depends on managing biodiversity risks in some of the world’s most important ecosystems. This report, developed with International Aluminium Institute (IAI) members in Australia, Brazil, Guinea, and India, draws on the experiences of bauxite mining in these countries to provide tools that support the industry in working towards a standardised approach to report on no net loss across sites, companies, and jurisdictions.