Why is Guinea Bauxite Considered the Best in the World ...
· Lateritic bauxite is mainly gibbsitic in nature with less than 2% boehmite, with concentration mostly at the upper level of laterite profile. Bauxite deposits, occurring near the coastal belt of Guinea sometimes have relicts Andalusite and Pyrophyllite minerals, which reduces the available alumina content in the ore. Bauxite Mining