Bauxite
beneficiation plant that washes the bauxite and sends the high silica fines (kaolinite and/or quartz) to a tailings dam prior to ship loading the bauxite. Karstic bauxite Lateritic bauxite Global distribution of bauxite a a l a a a a an e e aa ma r 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 t Annual mine production Principal mineral components of bauxite The three main aluminium minerals are: Gibbsite