Reciclagem de Aluminio

Ricardo MP Coelho

Reservas Mundiais de Bauxita

Guiné25%

Austrália24%

Brasil11%

Jamaica7%

China7%

Outros26%

Guiné

Austrália

Brasil

Jamaica

China

Outros

Brokopondo ReservoirSuriname

The dam was closed in 1965 but the lake did not reach its optimal water level until 1971. The dam spanning the river is 54 m tall, and it is built near the small town of Brokopondo. The watershed which feeds the reservoir has 12.200 km² The dam was constructed to provide electricity to aluminium plants (Alcoa). About 75% of the dam's electricity is used to power these plants, and the remaining portion is used to power Suriname's capital city, Paramaribo.