Bauxite is mined and typically exported from Guinea, Australia, and Brazil. Bauxite is usually mined at or near the surface of the earth, using power shovels or draglines. People used alum clays to make pottery, utensils, dyes, and medicines. It was not until the 1800 s that chemists were able to successfully separate aluminum metal from the other elements in the bauxite clay. The tin plating provides a non-toxic, corrosion resistant layer that protects the steel.
Some cans have no tin coating.
Local Recycling Process for Steel Collected and hauled to a processing facility. Magnetically sorted, baled, and sent to a scrap metal dealer. Sold domestically or overseas to steel mills Melted into new steel products which are stamped, rolled, or formed into materials such as cans, appliances, and bridges. Steel is an alloy made mostly of iron and carbon that creates a strong versatile metal and is easily magnetized. Iron is mined world wide, with some of the richest deposits in the United States, Russia, Brazil, Australia, and China.