Bauxite....easy to get! Especially in Weipa and close by.
Shipping to Alumina refinery, just like other ores
Turning Bauxite into Alumina, LOTS of energy required.
Turning Alumina into Aluminium/Aluminum takes cubic amounts of the above.
I have a mate (RV10 owner also) who is a senior Rio Tinto engineer, and his thoughts on the carbon tax and its affect on his industry would fill a page of
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This tax sux, it will do nothing more than kill Australian industry and jobs, and create a bigger burden on the government than it provides. Anyone who can't see this is beyond help.