Africa produced some 58.65 million metric tons of bauxite in 2018. Guinea is by far the largest producer of bauxite in Africa, having produced 55 million metric tons in 2018. Bauxite ore is the main source of aluminum worldwide. It contains alumina (in addition to other compounds), which is the starting material for the smelting of aluminum.
Bauxite production in Africa from 2009 to 2018
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World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (May 3, 2019). Bauxite production in Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Bauxite production in Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. May 3, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. (2019). Bauxite production in Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics. "Bauxite Production in Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/
World Bureau of Metal Statistics, Bauxite production in Africa from 2009 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1038455/african-bauxite-production/ (last visited April 01, 2020)
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