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ALUMINA WORKS

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A factory or complex which produces alumina (aluminium oxide) from Bauxite. Alumina is used to produce aluminium by smelting, and is also used in the abrasive, ceramics and refractory industries,

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ALUMINIUM SMELTER An industrial plant producing metallic aluminium through the process of electrolysis.
BAUXITE MINE A site with equipment and structures for the extraction of bauxite (aluminium ore).

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