Bauxite

Bauxite

Subject – Geography

Context – Despite public resistance, the Koraput district administration in Odisha organised a public hearing on Monday (November 22) on environmental issues regarding the mining lease granted to Hindalco Industries Ltd.

Concept –

• Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with relatively high aluminium content.
• It is the world’s main source of aluminium and gallium.
  • Bauxite is primarily used to produce alumina through the Bayer process.
• It is an oxide of aluminium. It is not a specific mineral but a rock consisting mainly of hydrated aluminium oxides.
• Bauxite appears dull in luster and is reddish-brown, white, or tan in color.
• Australia is the largest producer of bauxite, followed by China.

Bauxite reserves in India

• Orissa is the largest producer, which produces about 50% of the total bauxite production of the country.
  • The main bauxite belt is in Kalahandi, Koraput, and Baragarh districts. This is the largest bauxite-bearing region of the country

Bauxite distribution around the world–