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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).
Recently in 2013, there were a number of sites identified to have been potential mining areas with Bauxite being a major find in the highlands of Vanua Levu. This has been described by Mineral Resources Department Acting Director Apete Soro, as a step forward for mining and for the people of Fiji as this signifies an advantage of bringing in ...
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 ...
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.
Bauxite Mining – Who Gains? 29th October 2015; admin; ... FLP: Fiji has been a free nation for the last 45 years. It is the Bainimarama dictatorship which is the problem. JC: Nakalou would be the first place in the country whereby landowning units would directly be involved with investors.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 05, 2018· Mining of bauxite in Bua. The mining and quarrying industry in Fiji has been labelled as a "problem sector" by Australianbased consultant Dr Partha Gangopadhyay.
Bauxite Mining Exploration Profile Prepared by Fiji Islands Trade Investment Bureau Version Dated: November 2009 1 Introduction Bauxite is a mineral used in the manufacturing of aluminum. It is formed in weathered volcanic rocks and found in richly forested, humid, tropical climate.
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...
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.
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 Mogany and Pine Industries Madam Speaker, were the initiative of the Ratu Mara Government. This Government has ...
The Nawailevu landowners of Bua in Fiji will receive over 340,000 next year in relation to bauxite mining after receiving their first lump sum payment from a Chinese company earlier.
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.
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 »
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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.
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."
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.
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