How is bauxite mined and processed?
The most common ore is bauxite, which is aluminum oxide, Al2O3, mixed with oxides of silicon, iron, and other elements and varying small percentages of clay and other silicates. Physically, bauxite can be as hard as rock or as soft as mud, and its color may be red, white, buff, pink, yellow or any combination of these. The picture shows the mining of bauxite at Gove in Australia Bauxite is the product of extreme chemical weathering of aluminum-rich rocks. Australia produces the largest amount of alumina because she has a large body of bauxite. Jamica, South Africa and some other countries also have a good reserve. Alcan is an international company in Canada, that produces aluminum products, including aluminum foils. You might have used it to wrap your burgers. Alcan is associated with industries in Australia, Jamica, Brazil, UK, etc. Canada and the United States produces the most amount of aluminum from alumina imported from Austria, but North America does not have a lot of viable alum
