Regarded as one of the leading sources of condensed minerals information, this new edition of the Minerals Handbook comprises uniform statistical data on 52 of the most industrially important minerals. New additions in this addition include Coal and Soda Ash. The introduction is comprised of several summary pages providing far reaching data on global aspects of minerals information, such as the value of annual production and the import dependence of major economies. For the non-specialist, the Minerals Handbook will be used as an introductory guide to world minerals, drawing together statistics from primary and secondary information detailed in appendices, and pointing the way to original sources. For the specialist it acts as a useful up to date reference tool, comprising key technical information, allowing clear comparisons, and providing sufficient data to allow informed debate on minerals policy.

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Introduction - Acknowledgements - Summary Tables - Production and Reserves by Main Geo-Political Grouping - The 'Adequacy' of Reserves -The Growth of World Reserves of Selected Products - Value of Contained Metal in Annual Production - Import Dependence - The Historic Growth of Total Mine Production - Comparative Growth Rates of Consumption in the 1970s - Comparative Growth Rates of Consumption in the 1980s - China's Percentage Share of World Production - The Role of Secondary Production of Major Non Ferrous Metals - World Minerals Production and Prices 1979-1995 - Detailed Tables