Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Uses

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Jessica Elzea Kogel
SME, 2006 - Nature - 1548 pages

Newly revised and expanded, this long-awaited 7th edition of Industrial Minerals and Rocks builds on the strengths of the earlier editions but adds significant new content--ensuring the continued relevance of this classic text.

This widely read global reference tool is one of the most authoritative sources for timely information on industrial minerals and rocks, the markets they serve, and their multitude of uses.

Changes in the global economy have greatly impacted the mining, processing, and marketing of industrial minerals. Additionally, the development of new technologies and a globalization of the customer base have driven fast-paced innovation in processing, packaging, transporting, and end use. The new edition examines these important and diverse changes and their complex ramifications in the world of industrial minerals and rocks.

 

Contents

Characteristics of the Industrial Minerals Sector 37
3
World Distribution of Industrial Minerals Deposits
13
International Trade in Industrial Minerals
49
Applying Industrial Marketing Concepts to Industrial Minerals
61
Due Diligence and Financial Valuation of Industrial Mineral Assets
67
Rail Transportation of Industrial Minerals
79
Road Transportation of Industrial Minerals
95
Mine Safety and Health Law
109
Beryllium Minerals
263
Boron and Borates
275
Bromine
285
Chemicals
295
Chromite
309
Clays
335
Absorbents and Desiccants
1075
Minerals Used in Formulating and Manufacturing Catalysts
1087

Environmental Law for Industrial Minerals and Rocks
121
Sustainable Development and Industrial Minerals
133
Abrasives
145
Asbestos
195
Barium Minerals
219
Bauxite
227
Construction Uses
1095
Acid Neutralization
1205
Resource and Reserve Classification
1497
Index
1507
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