Bauxite mining in Australia

Bauxite mining in Australia is an economically significant industry both for Australia and globally. The industry focuses on the mining of bauxite, the primary raw material for alumina and aluminium. Australia is the world's largest bauxite producer, producing almost a third of global bauxite.

Bauxite is mined in Australia using open-cut mining, which suits the relatively shallow bauxite deposits located mostly in Western Australia and Queensland. Mined bauxite is either exported or refined domestically into alumina. The large majority of domestic bauxite and alumina is exported to China. Australia produced approximately 102 million tonnes of bauxite in the 2018-19 year from seven main bauxite mines generating about $3.3 billion AUD of revenue. Sustainable bauxite mining in Australia is regulated under the Sustainable Bauxite Mining Guidelines.