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12
Atlantic
Caribbean and Africa
Commercial Milestones
in Guinea
In 2007, several business
objectives were achieved for
the planned alumina refinery
in Guinea. The Kakande
region, north of Kamsar, was
selected as the site for the
refinery; resettlement agree-
ments with the government
were completed; and port
and berth agreements
are expected to be finalized
in 2008. Community develop-
ment projects are also
planned or underway follow-
ing extensive community
surveys and dialogue. The
1.65-million-mtpy refinery will
be jointly owned by Guinea,
Alcoa, and Rio Tinto Alcan.
Bauxite Conveyor
System
Jamalco is using a new,
sustainable method of trans-
porting bauxite from its
mine in South Manchester to
the rail station, where it is
loaded for shipping to the
Clarendon alumina refinery.
The 3.4-kilometer (2.11-mile)
cable conveyor system uses
gravity to move bauxite
through mountainous terrain.
The system is quiet, dust-
free, and uses less land than
road transport. It also drives
an emissions-free generator
that produces electricity
the complex needs, plus
a surplus to sell back to
the grid.