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The main ore for the production of aluminium metal is bauxite which is refined to produce an oxide, alumina, which in turn is smelted to produce aluminium. Alternative sources of aluminium-bearing materials are being sought, but there is little likelihood of their displacing bauxite to any significant degree in the near future.
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United Nations. (1984). Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium. In: Mineral Processing in Developing Countries. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-8106-8_3
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