Geological features and resources potential of bauxite in Latin America

YAO Zhongyou; CHEN Xifeng; CHEN Yuming; LI Hanwu; ZHAO Yuhao; SHEN Mangting

2017 Vol. 36, No. 12

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YAO Zhongyou, CHEN Xifeng, CHEN Yuming, LI Hanwu, ZHAO Yuhao, SHEN Mangting. Geological features and resources potential of bauxite in Latin America[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2017, 36(12): 2107-2115.

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YAO Zhongyou, CHEN Xifeng, CHEN Yuming, LI Hanwu, ZHAO Yuhao, SHEN Mangting. Geological features and resources potential of bauxite in Latin America[J]. Geological Bulletin of China, 2017, 36(12): 2107-2115.

Geological features and resources potential of bauxite in Latin America

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Nanjing Center, China Geological Survey, Nanjing 210016, Jiangsu, China
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Development Research Center, China Geological Survey, Beijing 100037, China

Received Date: 20 March 2017

Revised Date: 19 September 2017

Publish Date: 25 December 2017

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This paper emphatically describes the general situation, geological characteristics and genetic types of bauxite resources in Latin America. The bauxite resources of Latin American are mainly distributed in Brazil, Suriname, Jamaica, Guyana and Venezuela, and the reserves have reached 6.03 billion tons which account for 21.54% of the world's bauxite total reserves. Brazil is the largest bauxite producer and export country in Latin America. The genetic types of Latin American bauxite include lateritic type and karst type. There are 45 major bauxite mines in Latin America. The Jamaica island arc, Guyana shield, middle Brazil shield and San Francisco shield are the major bauxite resources potential areas for exploration and development in Latin America.
- bauxite /
- geological characteristics /
- resources potential /
- Latin American

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