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Table showing production of bauxite residue in the U.S. and Canadian alumina refineries in 2016. Column heads read: Alumina Refinery, Location, Bauxite Source, Alumina Capacity, Start-Closed (Years), Bauxite Residue Stored On-site. Row 1: Atlantic Alumina Co. (formerly Noranda, Kaiser), Gramercy, LA, Jamaica, 1.2 million tpy, 1958–Present (+73 years), and 30–35 million tonnes. Row 2: Alcoa World Alumina & Chemicals, Point Comfort, TX, Guinea, 2.3 million tpy, Closed, 1948–2019 (71 years), and 80–100 million tonnes. Row 3: LAlumina, LLC (formerly Ormet), Burnside, LA, Jamaica, 600,000 tpy, Closed 1958–2020 (62 years), and15 million tonnes. Row 4: Sherwin Alumina Co. (formerly Reynolds, Alcoa), Gregory, TX, Jamaica, 1.7 million tpy, Closed, 1953–2016 (63 years), and ~100 million tonnes (based on volume). Row 5: Rio Tinto – Vaudreuil Works, Jonquière, Quebec, Canada, Brazil and Guyana, 1.5 million tpy, 1936–Present (+89 yrs), and 50–70 million tonnes. Total: 7.3 million tpy of Alumina Capacity and 275–320 million tonnes of Bauxite Residue Stored On-site.

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