THE ALUMINIUM STORY BAUXITE TO ALUMINA: THE …
For a bauxite ore to be economically processed it typically contains 30-50% of extractable (termed available) alumina, up to 20% of iron oxides and 2-5% of silica in reactive clays (typically kaolinite). Silica can also be present as quartz which is essentially unreactive in ... refinery? 5. Ore Preparation and Grinding As mentioned in Section ...