Abdulaziz N. Almutairi

Rare Earth Element Potential from Bauxite to Red Mud: Economic Insights from the Al Ba’itha Mine, Saudi Arabia

The Saudi Arabian mining sector is expanding rapidly. Among the strategic resources under investigation are bauxite ore and its industrial byproduct, red mud, both of which have potential as secondary sources of REEs. This study characterizes the mineralogical and geochemical pro...