Bauxite

Bauxite is the key mineral of aluminum since it is chemically defined as aluminum oxine. It can be extracted by a Surface Mine and can be turned into Aluminum via a Steelworks in 1923. Until that year, it is completely useless and it would be pointless to mine it before then. Bauxite is comonly found in groups with Precious Metals in just about any landscape.
==History==
In 1821 the aluminium ore, bauxite, was discovered near the town of Les-Beaux-de-Provence situated in the Southern French Alps. This location is what gave the ore its name. Bauxite is a white-grey, yellowish, red or brown mineral mixture from which the desired aluminium can be extracted. Furthermore, the rock can be used for the baking of fire-resistant bricks, the production of artificial corund and catalyst supports. Bauxite revolutionized the metal industry.
==Did You Know That?==
Chemically defined, bauxite is aluminium oxide containing impurities of iron oxide and silicium oxide. Its melting-point is as high as 2,000° Celsius and it has a catalytic effect on many chemical processes. In the technology-driven first half of the 20th century, bauxite was one of the world's most heavily exploited natural resources.
==Products That Require Bauxite==
Name: 	Year	Produced In:	Can Be Sold In:	Requires:
Aluminium	1900	Steelworks 	None 	1 Bauxite
Category:Surface Mining
Category:1900
Category:1st Degree Material
Category:Steelworks