Bauxite mining and Jamaica's aluminum industry (1943–present)

1. Alcan forms Jamaica Bauxites Limited

   Oct 1, 1943Labels: Alcan, Jamaica Bauxites

   • UWI Mona

2. Reynolds pioneers commercial bauxite shipments

   Jan 1, 1952Labels: Reynolds Jamaica, Ocho Rios

   • JBM History
   • Mining History

3. Kirkvine begins alumina processing

   Dec 1, 1952Labels: Kirkvine Works, Manchester

   • JBI Industry
   • Mining History

4. Alcoa begins Jamaica bauxite venture

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Alcoa, Jamaica venture

   • Jamalco History

5. Ewarton alumina production starts

   Oct 1, 1959Labels: Ewarton Works, St Catherine

   • JBI Industry

6. Alpart refinery begins operations at Nain

   May 18, 1969Labels: Alpart refinery, Nain

   • Jamaica Observer
   • JBI Industry

7. Jamalco refinery starts alumina production

   Jan 1, 1972Labels: Jamalco, Clarendon

   • Jamalco History
   • SEC Filing

8. Government imposes new bauxite levy

   Jun 8, 1974Labels: Jamaican government, bauxite levy

   • Multinational Monitor
   • Jamaica Gleaner

9. Revere’s Maggotty plant suspends operations

   Aug 19, 1975Labels: Revere, Maggotty plant

   • Mining History

10. Jamaica creates JBI to monitor the sector

    Oct 1, 1975Labels: Jamaica Bauxite, JBI

    • JBI About

11. Reynolds begins withdrawal amid global pressures

    Mar 2, 1984Labels: Reynolds, company withdrawal

    • UPI Archives
    • CIA FOIA

12. Alcoa shuts down operations during aluminum glut

    Feb 1, 1985Labels: Alcoa, shutdown

    • CIA FOIA
    • UPI Archives

13. Jamaica acquires 50% of Jamalco joint venture

    Jan 1, 1988Labels: Government of, Jamalco

    • Jamalco History
    • UPI Archives

14. Global financial crisis triggers major plant closures

    May 15, 2009Labels: Alpart, plant closures

    • Jamaica Gleaner
    • JBI Industry

15. Ewarton reopens as the sector partially recovers

    Jan 1, 2010Labels: Ewarton Works, reopening

    • JBI Industry
    • Jamaica Observer

16. JISCO reopens Alpart, then pauses for upgrades

    Jun 1, 2017Labels: JISCO, Alpart

    • JBI Industry
    • Jamaica Observer

17. Century Aluminum acquires Noble’s 55% of Jamalco

    Apr 25, 2023Labels: Century Aluminum, Jamalco

    • Century PR
    • Jamalco History