Bauxite is used as raw material by which industry? (1) Aluminium (2) Iron (3) Steel (4) Gold

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(1) Aluminium Explanation: Bauxite is the principal ore of aluminium. Bauxite is not a mineral. It is a rock formed from a laterite soil that has been severely leached of silica and other soluble materials in a wet tropical or subtropical climate. Aluminium is extracted from bauxite using the Bayer process.

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