aluminum ore
Source of foil
Aluminum ore is rock or mineral from which aluminum can be economically extracted.
Bauxite is by far the most common aluminum ore, supplying virtually all commercial aluminum production.
The term appears mainly in mining and metallurgical contexts: The region's aluminum ore deposits attracted industrial development.
- Bayer processBauxite purification technique
- lateriteTropical iron-rich clay
- aluminaOxide of a light metal
- bauxiteAluminum hydroxide ore
- raw materialUnprocessed production input
nepheline syenite · silicates · cryolite · calcination · corundum · digestion · oxides · impurities · red mud · mining waste · refining · smelting · open-pit mining · energy consumption · water content · electrolysis · beverage cans · precipitation
processing state
aluminum orealuminum sheet
Flat rolled light metal
aluminum foil · cast aluminum · aluminum alloy · recycled aluminum