Reuters reported that Guinea's alumina production rose 25.5% YoY in the first 8 months of 2011 while output of bauxite was up 3.5% over the same period.

According to the report, Guinea, the world's top exporter of bauxite which usually ships about 13 million tonnes a year produced 11.2 million tonnes of the aluminum ore between January and August.

The report said that RUSAL's Friguia refinery the country's sole plant produced 443,000 tonnes of alumina. Diamond production was up 23.3% to 222,900 carats over the period.

(Sourced from Reuters)