: an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminum oxides and hydroxides that is the principal source of aluminum
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Harris, in his articles and policy briefs, acknowledged the historical challenges facing Jamaica’s economy, including a lack of capital, a weakness in manufacturing, and an overreliance on the exports of primary products, such as bauxite and sugar.
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
In Australia, another big producer of bauxite and alumina, exports of both have been slowed because of tighter government environmental laws and tight supplies of natural gas.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In Vietnam, a Chinese bauxite mining project that will bring in more than 2,000 Chinese workers has raised the ire of Vietnamese workers, religious leaders, and even military and government officials.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
But in the mid-1970s, Burnham took control of the country’s resources, nationalizing sugar production as well as bauxite mining.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2024
In Australia, another big producer of bauxite and alumina, exports of both have been slowed because of tighter government environmental laws and tight supplies of natural gas.
—Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
In Vietnam, a Chinese bauxite mining project that will bring in more than 2,000 Chinese workers has raised the ire of Vietnamese workers, religious leaders, and even military and government officials.
—Elizabeth Economy, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2010
But in the mid-1970s, Burnham took control of the country’s resources, nationalizing sugar production as well as bauxite mining.
—Gaiutra Bahadur Keisha Scarville, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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bauxite
noun
baux·ite
ˈbȯk-ˌsīt 
ˈbäk-
: a clayey substance that is the principal ore of aluminum
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