Bauxite mining market to 2026 | Global Mining Review
Australia is the world's largest producer of bauxite, representing 28% of global production in 2012. The large bauxite resources in the Gulf of Carpentaria at Weipa (>3000 Mt) in Queensland and Gove (>200 Mt) in the Northern Territory have average grades between 49% and 53% Al 2 O 3 and are amongst the world's highest grade deposits.