Bauxite Project
My
Project
On
Bauxite
Done By: Sashanya Stewart
Acknowledgement
I am using this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout this Bauxite project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance, invaluably constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. I am sincerely grateful to them for sharing their truthful and illuminating views on a number of issues related to the project.
I express my warm thanks to mother and sister for their support and guidance at during this project.
I would also like to thank my project my teacher and all the people who provided me with the facilities being required and conductive conditions for my project.
Introduction
The commercial production of aluminium began only in the last decade of the nineteenth century, although the existence of the metal in certain kinds of ores was known by scientists from the beginning of that century. However, until World War II greatly increased the demand for aluminium, little attention was paid to the deposits of bauxite outside Europe and the United States of America, including Jamaica, where geologists had noted the "red ferruginous earth" as far back as 1869, without recognizing its significance.
During the 1940s exploration and development work was carried out in Jamaica, mainly by Alcan, Reynolds and Kaiser. Jamaican bauxite was not used during the war, but these three North American companies (Alcan, Kaiser and Reynolds) came to the island to survey, acquire reserve lands and set up operations. Reynolds began exporting bauxite from Ocho Rios in June 1952, and Kaiser followed a year later from Port Kaiser on the south coast. Alcan built the first alumina processing plant near its mines at Kirkvine,
Manchester, and in early 1952 began shipping alumina from Port Esquivel. This was the beginning of the industry in Jamaica.
Table of Content
Content Page
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Bauxite 1
Bauxite composition
Project
On
Bauxite
Done By: Sashanya Stewart
Acknowledgement
I am using this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout this Bauxite project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance, invaluably constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. I am sincerely grateful to them for sharing their truthful and illuminating views on a number of issues related to the project.
I express my warm thanks to mother and sister for their support and guidance at during this project.
I would also like to thank my project my teacher and all the people who provided me with the facilities being required and conductive conditions for my project.
Introduction
The commercial production of aluminium began only in the last decade of the nineteenth century, although the existence of the metal in certain kinds of ores was known by scientists from the beginning of that century. However, until World War II greatly increased the demand for aluminium, little attention was paid to the deposits of bauxite outside Europe and the United States of America, including Jamaica, where geologists had noted the "red ferruginous earth" as far back as 1869, without recognizing its significance.
During the 1940s exploration and development work was carried out in Jamaica, mainly by Alcan, Reynolds and Kaiser. Jamaican bauxite was not used during the war, but these three North American companies (Alcan, Kaiser and Reynolds) came to the island to survey, acquire reserve lands and set up operations. Reynolds began exporting bauxite from Ocho Rios in June 1952, and Kaiser followed a year later from Port Kaiser on the south coast. Alcan built the first alumina processing plant near its mines at Kirkvine,
Manchester, and in early 1952 began shipping alumina from Port Esquivel. This was the beginning of the industry in Jamaica.
Table of Content
Content Page
Acknowledgement
Introduction
Bauxite 1
Bauxite composition