Rex Bosson
Published: 1977
Total Pages: 312
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This study of the world mineral industry examines its structure, objectives, and operation, and the major factors bearing on them, such as the physical characteristics of mineral resources, economies of scale, capital requirements, and economic and political risk. The authors also survey the nature of production, consumption, trade patterns, the industry's effect on development, the behavior of mineral prices, and the principal problems and challenges facing the industry in the years ahead.