List of countries by bauxite production

Bauxite is the most important aluminum ore. This form of rock consists mostly of the minerals gibbsite Al(OH)3, boehmite γ-AlO(OH), and diaspore α-AlO(OH), in a mixture that usually includes the two iron oxides goethite and hematite, and may include the clay mineral kaolinite, and small amounts of the titanium minerals anatase TiO2, Ilmenite, FeTiO3, and FeOTiO2.[1][2] Bauxite was named after the village Les Baux in southern France, where it was first recognised as containing aluminium and named by the French geologist Pierre Berthier in 1821.

World bauxite output in 2005.

List of producing countries

This is a list of countries by bauxite production in 2018.[3]

2018 Bauxite production (thousand tonnes)
Rank Country Production
1 Australia86,400
2 China79,000
3 Guinea57,000
4 Brazil29,000
5 India23,000
6 Indonesia11,000
7 Jamaica10,100
8 Russia5,650
9 Kazakhstan5,000[4]
10 Vietnam4,100
11 Saudi Arabia3,890
12 Greece1,800[4]
13 Guyana1,700[4]
 Other countries9,000
 World327,000

Citations
  1. Geological Surveys Professional Paper page b20
  2. The Clay Minerals Society Glossary for Clay Science Project Archived 2016-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Bauxite and Alumina 2020 Annual Publication" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  4. Production during the year 2016 "Bauxite and Alumina 2018 Annual Publication" (PDF). U.S. Geological Survey. January 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
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