: an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminum oxides and hydroxides that is the principal source of aluminum
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In Vietnam, a Chinese bauxite mining project that will bring in more than 2,000 Chinese workers has raised the ire of Vietnamese workers, religious leaders, and even military and government officials.
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
But in the mid-1970s, Burnham took control of the country’s resources, nationalizing sugar production as well as bauxite mining.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Unregulated mining for coal and bauxite displaces entire rural communities, making their people ecological refugees.
—Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Aluminum is made from bauxite, the most common element in the Earth’s crust, with four to five metric tons of ore per ton of end metal.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
But in the mid-1970s, Burnham took control of the country’s resources, nationalizing sugar production as well as bauxite mining.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
Unregulated mining for coal and bauxite displaces entire rural communities, making their people ecological refugees.
—Ramachandra Guha, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2024
Aluminum is made from bauxite, the most common element in the Earth’s crust, with four to five metric tons of ore per ton of end metal.
—Michael Barnard, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
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bauxite
noun
baux·ite
ˈbȯk-ˌsīt 
ˈbäk-
: a clayey substance that is the principal ore of aluminum
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