More than three years on and a $US4.3 billion project to build a bauxite mining and alumina refinery in Cameroon is still waiting for a mining permit.India's Hindalco, Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubai) and Hydromine Inc announced plans for their Cameroon Alumina Ltd (CAL) JV in 2008.The project plans to tap bauxite reserves at Minim-Martap and Ngaoundal deposits in the Adamawa region of northern Cameroon."The kick-off of our project is so far delayed because we don't yet have a mining permit," CAL deputy general manager Joel Sinquin told Reuters."We are pushing negotiations with the Government and our hope is to be granted the licence as soon as possible, maybe before the end of this year or early next year."CAL had aimed to start producing 4.5-9 mtpa bauxite by late 2014.
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