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well on its own that sentiment waned for joining a group of islands a thousand miles away. Paced by mining and tourism; Jamaica’s economy has grown rapidly in the past 10 years.
Development of mining began in 1942 wfien a landholder wondered why grass and corn grew so poorly on red fields cupped among the green hills. He ordered tests Which proved that the content of the red earth was nearly 50 percent aluminum oxide.
Wider search has revealed 300 million tons of bauxite, am aluminum ore, giving the island
one of the largest known, easily accessible sources of the vital commodity.
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