Mining and Refining Process World Aluminium
Bauxite discovered near Les Beaux in southern France by Pierre Berthier: 1847: Armand Dufr#233;noy names the ore beauxite 1861: Henri SainteClaire Deville renames it as bauxite 1854: SainteClaire Deville discovers a method to separate kilogram amounts of aluminium from its oxide, alumina: 1886