In this chapter the Authors summarize the typical features of bauxite which are believed to play roles in mining, beneficiation and mainly in alumina processing, that is, the …

This chapter discusses the economic importance of bauxite deposits. The production of alumina consumes over 90% of the bauxite's world production (exc…

With an industry that survived over a century, despite the challenges, a further hundred years of mining, is certainly an interesting prospect. However, it is not only the economic fortunes of the town that bauxite has impacted. Changing Landscape Bauxite mining has seen the landscape of this place many call home, change forever. …

The present study investigates the environmental and socio-economic impacts of mining on local communities in Northern Sierra Leone. The overriding objectives were to assess local perception of the environment and socio-economic impacts of mining in their communities. To achieve this, 50 respondents were selected using a purposive sampling ...

Mining is one of the main economic activities in the Amazon region, contributing substantially to the economy of countries that share its territory. ... the excess of benefits granted to the mining sector in relation to other sectors, ... especially in degraded areas after bauxite mining with rapid and successful restoration (Koch and …

Despite these challenges, the economic significance of bauxite mining, including providing essential mineral resources such as aluminum, creating employment opportunities, and fostering innovation ...

Bauxite mining has become a controversial political issue in Malaysia. As the government implements a temporary ban on extracting the aluminium ore, BBC South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head ...

This chapter discusses the economic importance of bauxite deposits. The production of alumina consumes over 90% of the bauxite's world production (excluding …

Table 1. The largest producer of bauxite is Australia, and the largest exporter is Guinea, with the product predominantly being sold to China. China is the world's largest consumer of bauxite (to produce alumina), followed by Australia, as seen in Table 2. TABLE 1. Bauxite production and reserves (thousand tonnes)1 Country 2020 2021 2022 Reserves

bauxite mining and aluminum production on local communities. 1. The bauxite mining industry and its customers need to uphold free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) of Indigenous and local communities, including the right to withhold consent to the development of bauxite or aluminum infrastructure. The industry also must

In 2008 the International Aluminium Institute commissioned its fourth sustainable bauxite mining report with the aim to collect global data on the environmental, social and economic impacts of bauxite mining operations …

long histories of mining, benefits came from foreign direct investment (FDI), export revenues, and fiscal revenues. The overall impact of the mining sector was much stronger if there were infrastructure benefits and strong linkages to other industries, especially through domestic procure-ment.

The metal aluminium was first discovered and named by British scientist, Sir Humphrey Davy, in 1808. French chemist, Pierre Berthier while working near Les Baux in southern France in 1821, discovered soil with high quantities of aluminium oxide (or alumina) and named it bauxite after the village (Davis 1989; Gow and Lozej 1993).The material was …

bauxite (Economic Commission of Africa, 2017).Between 2013 and 2014 alone Sierra Leone . ... Key words such as mineral mining, mineral resources, mining benefits, mining policies, mining ...

The benefits of bauxite mining to the economy of Jamaica are obvious, but these could not be attained to the detriment of the people. To this end, mining regulations were enacted which mandated the time frame within ... Bauxite mining began in Jamaica in 1952, and some attempts at restoration began shortly after. In December 1953, the first ...

Economic Contributions The mining and processing of bauxite continue to be one of the most important sectors of the Jamaican economy, accounting for about 10% of GDP. The industry also represents one of the two largest gross earners of foreign exchange and, apart from other taxes, is the largest single contributor to government revenue. It is a

The bauxite-alumina industry has been in Jamaica now for over 70 years. From being the world's largest producer of bauxite in the early 1960s, we are now in seventh place with just a two ...

To accomplish this, Mighty Earth makes the following recommendations to mitigate the harm of bauxite mining and aluminum production on local communities. development …

The primary objective of beneficiation for non-metallurgical bauxite is to lower iron and titanium contents in the product, and also to enhance alumina values. This …

bauxite through high mining cost and shipping cost. This study has, however, undertaken a more comprehensive analysis of the contributory factors to competitiveness in bauxite production and has revealed a number of economic factors that seriously question the competitiveness ... 5.1 Contribution of the Bauxite Industry to the Guyana Economy ...

Keeping the above characteristics in view, several west coast lateritic bauxite mines of India employ dry crushing−screening process to bring down silica content from the metallurgical grade bauxite [].Recently, a bauxite mine of Guinea known as AGB2A has also adopted the dry beneficiation procedure to cut down silica from about 7% to below …

The Jamaican Government expects the value of mining exports from bauxite and alumina to improve to US$507 million ($77 billion), seven per cent higher than last year, with the pending reopening of the Jamalco plant but there's still concern over the other alumina assets.

Based on the findings, the review concludes that while mining has brought significant economic benefits to Ghana, there is a need for sustainable approaches that consider environmental protection ...

range of impacts including access to resources, impacts on landscape, economic impacts (e.g., job creation, local ... pacts of bauxite mining and refining based on the international scientific literature. The main objective is to create an overview of possible social impacts and benefits related to bauxite mining and refining. The liter-ature ...

Bauxite is a mineral that contains varying amounts of combined water and several impurities of which ferric oxide and silica are usually predominant. It is found in a belt around the equator and is generally extracted by open-cast mining. Before mining can commence the land needs to be cleared of timber and vegetation.

Regarding which social impacts from bauxite mining and refining the review finds in the latest scientific publications, Table 3 shows the large array of social impacts identified. …

Lad R. J. and Samant J. S., Impact of Bauxite Mining on Soil: A Case Study of Bauxite Mines at Udgiri, Dist-Kolhapur, Maharashtra State, India, International Research Journal of Environment ...

Nicknamed the "Red Gold" because of its luminous red colour and significant economic contribution, bauxite and the bauxite industry, has placed itself as a vital revenue contributor in Jamaica. The bauxite industry is known as …

The Full Story. As the country's third highest earner of foreign exchange, with approximately US$1 billion in annual gross earnings, the bauxite and alumina industry continues to be a vital contributor to the Jamaican economy. According to Chairman of …