Jamaica's resources

Jamaica's main natural resource, aswell as its main export, is bauxite, mainly in the mountainous region. the large amount of bauxite mining has made pollution a problem in Jamaica, especially water pollution. Bauxite mining has contaminated Jamaica's groundwater with a red- mud type of waste. Jamaica's coastal waters have also been polluted by bauxite, as well as sewage, oil spills, and other industrial wastes.