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The bauxite reserve base is estimated at 28000 million tonnes, and total world resources are estimated at 55 to 75000 million tonnes. (South America 33%, Africa 27%, Asia 17%, Oceania 13%, and elsewhere 10%)
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© 1994 Phillip Crowson
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Crowson, P. (1994). Aluminium/Bauxite/Alumina. In: Minerals Handbook 1994–95. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-13431-1_1
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