Beneficiation of bauxite EPrints
Beneficiation of bauxite. S. S. PRASAD and S. B. RAO. B AUXITE deposits generally occur at or near the surface and are usually covered with shallow layer of overburden. The ore is almost invariably mined by open pit methods. The usual practice is to thorough ly strip and clear the overburden, after which the ore body is blasted to permit excavation by mechanical shovels.