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Only three countries, namely Australia, China, and Guinea, accounted for ** percent of the global bauxite mining production in 2021. Australia was the largest bauxite producer in the world, producing * tons of bauxite in 2021. It was followed by China, which produced tons. Guinea was the third-largest global producer and the world's leading exporter of bauxite, with ** percent of its bauxite exports destined for China.

Bauxite is a rock composed of aluminum oxides and other minerals. It is one of the most abundant rocks in the Earth's crust. After extraction, bauxite is sent to refineries around the world to produce aluminum oxide powder, called alumina, which is then processed into aluminum. Bauxite is generally extracted from the ground in open-pit mines.

In 2021, the world produced approximately *** million tons of bauxite, of which ** percent was used to manufacture aluminum.