ocr: JAMAICA - N 1942, bauxite (the ore from which aluminum is produced) was discovered in large quantities on the Caribbean island of Jamaica. The bauxite is recovered by strip mining, a process in which a long slice of overburden is stripped off to expose the underlying ore. Jamaica is the third largest producer of bauxite in the world. Most of the ore is exported. ISLAND PORI A tanker vasts to ship bauxite overseas.