Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-12481512-20130717104617/@comment-50.81.166.35-20131116194449

He's right breaking aluminum out of bauxite requiers massive amounts of electricity. A destruction mages lightning bolt wouldn't cut it doesn't last long enough. It's why aluminum was so much more valuable than gold for a long time after its discovery it was just that hard to produce enough juice to get the job done.