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Current bauxite miners are: BHP, RIO & AWC

Companies with deposits: BAU, UMC

Plus a few spec plays around


Australia was the World's leading producer of bauxite and alumina, and the fifth largest aluminium producer.

In 2006, production totalled 62 Mt of bauxite or 36% of world production, 18.4 Mt of alumina or 28% of world production and 1.9 Mt of aluminium or 5.8% of world production.

The most significant deposits of bauxite in Australia are located at Weipa in northern Queensland, at Gove on the Gove Peninsula in Northern Territory, and in the Darling Range and Mitchell Plateau areas of Western Australia.

The australian aluminium and bauxite industry consists of five bauxite mines, six alumina refineries, six primary aluminum smelters, twelve extusion mills and four rolled product mills.