Publisher's Synopsis
Drawn from a very wide range of sources the statistics in this handbook cover 48 minerals: this new edition is updated to the latest available figures and prices and for the first time includes Kaolin and Talc. The data provided covers: world reserves, world mine production (refinery and primary production), reserve/production ratios, world smelter production, world capacity, consumption by country/region, end use patterns, substitutes, technical possibilities, prices, marketing arrangements.;Statistics for capacity are given as well as conversion factors between the commonly traced forms of each mineral.
