Vietnam’s bauxite bounty
By
Published: Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Dr Tran Kim Phuong outlines Vietnam’s main bauxite resources and discusses the country’s industrial development plan for a new alumina and aluminium hub by 2020
Vietnam is rich in bauxite resources. The deposits and
occurrences are distributed over wide areas, especially in
north-east Bac Bo and the Highlands (Tay Nguyen). Two types of
bauxite deposits are identified; one type caused by residual
weathering of Permian sediments, and the second being lateritic
bauxite formed via weathering...