What is the composition of bauxite?

What is the composition of bauxite? Bauxites are residually enriched rocks, mostly composed of Al-hydroxides (gibbsite, boehmite and diaspore), kaolinite, Fe-oxy-hydroxides and Ti-oxides, which form from intense lateritic weathering of aluminosilicate protoliths. What type of mine is the Weipa bauxite mine? Open Pit Rio Tinto owns and operates the Weipa Read more…