Bauxite was first discovered in Awaso , in the Western North Region of Ghana – West Africa in 1921 by the then Gold Coast Geological Survey Department. The bauxite mine has been in operation since the 1940s and produces premium trihydrate bauxite with typical alumina (Al2O3) content of 52% and low silica of 1.5%. The mine remains Ghana’s first and only operating bauxite mine in Ghana and exports approximately 1.8 million tonnes of bauxite annually through the Takoradi Port.