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Bauxite extraction infos

 

Mining Site
general view of a mining site of the
tryhydrated gibbsite type bauxite

02 - Bauxite Extraction
the bauxite is mechanically extracted,
the overburden is between 30 to 90 cm,
no explosives are necessary

03 - Loading the Bauxite
the bauxite is loaded into trucks which
transport to the washing plant, located
25 miles away

Washing Plant
general view of the washing plant including two washing units with
total capacity of 500,000 metric tons per year, and the settling pond.
Location : Cataguases is 150 miles west of Rio do Janeiro
and 220 miles from Ubu Port

Detailed view of one washing plant unit.
Capacity of 250,000 mt per year.