Characteristics of Bauxite
The ore of which metal.
What is aluminum?
Name two parishes which has no bauxite mining or alumina refinery plants
Western parishes (Hanover, Westmoreland), Eastern parishes (St. Thomas, Portland, Kingston, St. Mary, St. Andrew)
Bauxite mining is a ____ activity.
What is Primary Activity?
Bauxite is located in shallow depressions, 10m deep in limestone areas.
What is accessibility?
Harmful to respiratory health
What is dust particle?
Red, yellow, brown, grey
What is the physical appearance of bauxite?
I am an alumina refinery Plant located in St. Catherine.
What is Windalco?
front-end loaders, drag lines
What are mining equipments?
To reduce transportation cost, bauxite extraction is located near here
What is proximity to manufacturing plants ?
Bauxites contribution to government revenues
What is 5.3% of total value of expot?
Bauxite is usually found underlying this type of rock.
What is limestone?
I am home to JAMALCO.
What is Clarendon?
The method which bauxite is extracted.
What is open-pit/open cast mining?
To facilitate the shipment of bauxite/ alumina bauxite is located here.
What is Port?
Employs __________ persons directly
What is 15000 jobs?
white powdery substances
What is alumina?
I am a bauxite mining company located in Discovery Bay.
What is Noranda Bauxite Jamaica Partners?
Replacement of Top soil
What is the last stage of mining process?
Requires skilled workers
What is human resource ?
States how bauxite mining contributes to air pollution
What is caustic aerosols and organic matter generated from fumes from?
State the size of Jamaica's bauxite reserves
What is the 5th largest reserves in the world?
Heavily mined parish
What is Mandeville?
The extraction of bauxite is heavily associated with____
What is deforestation?
Energy intensive process
What is Aluminum smelting?
State how bauxite mining contributes to water pollution
What is the seepage of caustic particles into ground water or the transportation of dust particles into drinking water.