Bauxite Residue

IAI-Bauxite Residue
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Bauxite Residue Management: Best Practice

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2019

Bauxite residue is one of the largest industrial by-products in modern society and managing such wastes poses a global challenge to the industry.

This study elaborates on the aluminium industry’s objective to ensure bauxite residue management is based on global best practice, providing safe storage and achieving acceptable low social and environmental impacts during operation and post-closure.

Also available to download in Chinese and Bahasa Indonesian.

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