Bauxite ore, a key component in the production of aluminum, was first discovered in the United States near Hermitage, Ga., in 1883; the largest deposits, however, were soon to be found in Arkansas. In ...

In Sunday's column, I wrote about the monumental changes seen in Saline County since my father grew up there during the Great Depression. In the 1940 census, when my dad was still in high school at ...

Guinea’s fast-growing bauxite mining industry is threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Guineans, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Mining has destroyed ancestral farmlands, ...

In this brief article, we’ll find the top 5 largest producers of bauxite in the world that account for the biggest share of this metal’s global reserve. If you want more information on the global ...

Congress demands an independent probe into Odisha's Sijimali bauxite mining protests, citing violations of PESA and FRA laws.

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IN THE SMALL village of Lasanayah, Mamadou Kalissa looks out over his ancestral home. Last year it was farmland but now bauxite mining has turned it into a Martian landscape that extends as far as the ...

Ghana’s Atewa Forest Reserve is home to dozens of endangered species — as well as a substantial bauxite deposit. Environmental impact assessments have not been completed, and conservationists and ...

IN 1957, during a detailed examination of the bauxite deposits in Jamaica, suggested by Dr. D. A. Bryn Davies, managing director of Alumina Jamaica, Ltd., and sponsored by that Company, I noticed the ...