In over 70 years of bauxite mining, the Jamaican industry has seen significant changes in mining practices. Some of these are in a direct attempt to reduce costs, but also very important is the issue of mining in populated areas and the increasing scrutiny of the industry by environmentalists.
The mining of bauxite in Jamaica is primarily an open-pit extraction process. The topsoil is removed, and the bauxite ore is extracted using heavy machinery, such as excavators and bulldozers. The extracted bauxite is then transported to …
This page outlines the bauxite mining and refining process in Jamaica. It also outlines some of the environmental issues caused by bauxite mining.
How can the public (or regulators) assess and monitor the full environmental costs of bauxite mining when we are unable to independently verify the locations of all mined-out ore bodies and haul roads that have irreversibly altered the landscape?
It was the culmination of a more-than-decade long process of: (a) Discovery of the existence of large quantities of commercial reserves in the country; (b) Contemplated use by the allies during the Second World War; (c) Competition for control over the reserves; and (d) Research and development activities to enable the economic …
The Bayer process which is used to extract alumina from bauxite, had to be modified to deal with Jamaican bauxite. The sources of pollution in this process and ancillary processes which provide inputs or remove outputs of the Bayer process are briefly described. The process technology is geared towards a single pro duct and virtually a single ...
In 1971, Revere Copper and Brass opened the fourth alumina plant in Jamaica at Maggotty, St. Elizabeth. and Two years later that's 1973, Alcoa, which had been shipping unprocessed bauxite since 1963, built the Jamaica's fifth refinery, at …
The Key Point: Minister of Science, Technology, Energy and Mining, Hon. Phillip Paulwell, foresees an inevitable cessation in the export of bauxite, noting that there are more long- term benefits in having it processed here in Jamaica. Mining.
Jamaica Bauxite Mining Limited (JBM) is a Government-owned company (a Public Body) with a business enterprise mandate. In addition to being the custodian of over 4,000 acres of Government properties in St. Ann, JBM monitors the operations of Discovery Bauxite Partners - a bauxite mining operation based in Discovery Bay, St. Ann. JBM holds 51% ...
Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) has its bauxite mining and alumina processing plant located at Nain, St. Elizabeth, in the south of Jamaica. The company was first established in the early 1960s under the union of three companies (Anaconda, Kaiser Aluminum and Reynolds Metals).
