Funtay/iStock via Getty Images Alcoa (NYSE: AA) said Thursday it had stopped all bauxite shipments from Brazil's Juruti port, a day after declaring force majeure at its bauxite mine in the region ...

U.S. aluminium maker Alcoa AA.N said on Thursday it had halted bauxite shipments from Brazil's Juruti port due to a stranded vessel in the waterway. This was the latest in a series of disruptions ...

A one-of-a-kind ecosystem lies above the bauxite Alcoa says it needs for its future. The company’s request to expand mining in Australia is drawing objections from scientists and the land’s ...

We view shares as fairly valued on a risk-adjusted basis. Alcoa's bauxite mining operations delivered impressive profits, with adjusted EBITDA margins reaching 42% in the second quarter.

Alcoa is exempt from most of the state's environmental legislation, and is instead governed under state agreements which allow it to mine about 7,000 square kilometres of forest.

Metro Mining, which produces bauxite on Queensland’s Cape York, has seen its share price rise by 215% over the past 12 months though at A6.3 cents the company is valued at a modest A$356 million.