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Whitepunk [10]
3 years ago
7

Why is bauxite the most common ore that aluminum is extracted from? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)

Biology
1 answer:
Evgen [1.6K]3 years ago
3 0

It is the most abundant ore of aluminum.

It is located near the surface and can be easily strip mined

Explanation:

Bauxite is the most common ore of aluminium be cause it contains the most aluminium and the ore is located near the surface.

  • Bauxite is a sedimentary rock that contains about 30-55% aluminium.
  • it has a very high aluminium content in it .
  • Bauxite is made up of aluminium rich minerals such as diaspore, gibbsite and boehmite.
  • The rock bauxite forms in tropical climate where laterite has been seriously leached and the aluminium becomes concentrated.
  • Since it is a sedimentary rock, the formation can be accessed by strip mining.
  • This entails the removal of the overburden and mining the ore.
  • Strip mining is used for ores close to the surface.

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