Abstract: This paper expounded the resource reserves and the import situation of bauxite in China. The resource types and characteristics of bauxite resources in China were introduced. Meanwhile, the problems existing in the development and utilization of bauxite resources were analyzed. Based on the characteristics of abundant resources but poor quality of bauxite resources in China, the mineral processing methods of bauxite were discussed. The technical issues of bauxite mineral processing from three aspects were analyzed. The existing technical problems of bauxite beneficiation were analyzed from three aspects:desilication by bauxite beneficiation, separation of bauxite and iron from high-iron bauxite and desulfurization by high-sulfur bauxite, tailings from bauxite beneficiation and wastewater treatment. Some suggestions have been put forward, such as eliminating backward productivity based on domestic resources, promoting research on bauxite beneficiation and utilization of tailings and red mud, and increasing the utilization of foreign bauxite resources and developing and utilizing other bauxite resources.