Deal #3351

In Search of Aluminum: China's Role in the Mekong Region

2009-01-01

Cites details about SLACO as a company and its projects. It cites the 9,600 ha land size under contract and another 15,000 awaiting government's approval.

Laos.Mines

Provides information on mining projects in Lao PDR as of 2008.

Yunnan Aluminium to Acquire 51% Stake in SLACO Before Building 1 Million-Tpy Alumina Refinery

2015-01-09

Shanghai Metal Markets

A news article providing details on Yunnan Aluminum's acquisition of 51% Stake in SLACO and its upcoming project.

Deal List: Energy, Mining, and Infrastructure

2015-04-01

Cites DFDL's involvement in deals on energy, mining, and infrastructure including SLACO's project in Attapeu, Laos.

Civil Society Networks, Localised Resistance and Chinese Investment in Mainland Southeast Asia’s Extractive Industries

This data source cites that "SLACO is overseeing the exploration and extraction of bauxite ore in an area totalling 246km2 , having been granted a 50-year concession from the Lao government. It is estimated that the company will extract 3 million tons of argilliferous bauxite to be processed into approximately 500,000 tons of aluminium per year. " (p. 17)

Italian Thai Development Public Company- Annual report 2021

Italian Thai Development Company

Planned Lao Bauxite Mine and Refinery Raises Serious Human Rights and Ecological Questions

2022-07

Mekong Watch

Yunnan Aluminium to Acquire 51% Stake in SLACO Before Building 1 Million-Tpy Alumina Refinery

SMM