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 ...

After months of negotiations, Conakry has reached an agreement with the United Arab Emirates’ Guinea Alumina Corporation to ...

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 ...

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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 ...

No matter how many syllables you use to say it, aluminum is one of the most useful industrial metals we have. Lightweight, strong, easily alloyed, highly conductive, and easy to machine, cast, and ...

Proposed railway line in Odisha sparks tribal protests against bauxite mining, raising concerns over environmental and livelihood impacts.

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 ...