Queensland Bauxite Mining

Weipa Town, in Far North Queensland, Australia, has seen a steady growth of bauxite mining in recent decades. Bauxite, the main raw material used to make aluminum, is surface mined using bulldozers and scrapers and the removed topsoil is stored for later revegetating and restoration. Since 1963, mines around Weipa have produced about 34 million metric tons of bauxite.

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