Bauxite residue (BRAAL220120)

Basic Information

SREWay code166
Name

Bauxite residue (BRAAL220120)

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Resource CategoryWASTES RESULTING FROM EXPLORATION, MINING, QUARRYING, AND PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF MINERAL / wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals / red mud from alumina production other than the wastes mentioned in 01 03 07 (EEA code: 01.03.09)
Category TypeTailing
Background information
LocationIreland
Location Longitude(not set)
Location Latitude(not set)
SourceAughinish Alumina

Chemistry

Fe2O3 - 44.67 wt%
Al2O3 - 16.67 wt%
SiO2 - 9.03 wt%
TiO2 - 7.23 wt%
CaO - 5.72 wt%
Na2O - 5.59 wt%
SO3 - 0.39 wt%
P2O5 - 0.33 wt%
V2O5 - 0.28 wt%
ZrO2 - 0.23 wt%
Cr2O3 - 0.15 wt%
Others: 9.71 wt%

Density

True density: 3.22 g/cm3

Measurements