In May 1974, Manley announced that the country would repeal previous agreements and imposed a 'production levy' on all bauxite either exported from or processed in Jamaica. The levy was set at 7% per ...

Employees check aluminum products at a plant in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. [Photo/CHINA DAILY] China aims to increase its domestic bauxite reserves by 3 percent to 5 percent and boost ...

Guinea, a West African nation of more than 13 million people, is home to the world’s biggest reserves of bauxite — a reddish-brown rock that is the main source of aluminum. That lightweight ...