International Bauxite Association (Council decision 1987 161)

However, bauxite and copper continued to contribute to the mining sector in the early 1970s.

Many other small, rural centres are served by private fields on sugar estates or bauxite mines.

Bauxite and alumina production increased 5.5 from January to December, 1998 compared to the corresponding period in 1997.

It also recently signed new mining concessions for bauxite, in addition to existing concessions for diamonds, titanium, and gold.

Guinea has vast mineral wealth, the world s largest reserves of bauxite, and some of the highest grade iron ore deposits.

The growth was fuelled by strong private investments in bauxite alumina, tourism, manufacturing industry and, to a lesser extent, the agricultural sector.

Just 20 of imported fuels are used for road transportation, the rest being used by the bauxite industry, electricity generation, and aviation.

The concentration of aluminium in many landfills is higher than the concentration of aluminum in bauxite from which the metal is derived.

The economy of Suriname is dominated by the bauxite industry, which accounts for more than 15 of GDP and 70 of export earnings.

January's bauxite production recorded a 7.1 increase relative to January 1998 and continued expansion of alumina production through 2009 is planned by Alcoa.

Of the 169 miles (272 kilometres) of railway found in Jamaica, only 35 miles (57 kilometres) remain in operation, currently used to transport bauxite.

China s drive to retain a significant say in the pricing of iron and bauxite, of which Guinea is the world s major producer, means that it can always receive a warm welcome from officials tired of being lectured to by Westerners.