: an impure mixture of earthy hydrous aluminum oxides and hydroxides that is the principal source of aluminum
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Guinea said exports of bauxite jumped by 25% last year to meet soaring demand from China, which has recently tightened its grip on the African nation’s resources.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The company has also revised its production outlook for bauxite, anticipating a total of 59–61 million tonnes for the full year — an uptick from earlier estimates — and noted an increase in copper equivalent output as well.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Still, experts believe Venezuela has deposits of some minerals, such as coltan — of which the metals tantalum and niobium are derived — and bauxite, which can contain aluminum and gallium.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
The analyst added that another potential catalyst for the company, improved grades at Alcoa's bauxite mines, remains a 2028 story at the earliest.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 27 Jan. 2026
The company has also revised its production outlook for bauxite, anticipating a total of 59–61 million tonnes for the full year — an uptick from earlier estimates — and noted an increase in copper equivalent output as well.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
Still, experts believe Venezuela has deposits of some minerals, such as coltan — of which the metals tantalum and niobium are derived — and bauxite, which can contain aluminum and gallium.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
The analyst added that another potential catalyst for the company, improved grades at Alcoa's bauxite mines, remains a 2028 story at the earliest.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026
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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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