Browsing downloads in "Mineral statistics and commodities"

An experienced team compiles statistics of mineral production and trade for the United Kingdom and the world.

African Mineral Production 2001-2005
African Mineral Production is a new publication from the British Geological Survey containing mineral production data from all African countries.
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China and South East Asia Mineral Production 2001-2005
China and South East Asia Mineral Production is a new publication from the British Geological Survey containing mineral production data from twelve countries in the region.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF 429 KB]
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Critical metals and rare earth elements
Presentation by Paul Lusty, Economic Geologist, BGS.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF 1.73 MB]
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Mineral Information and Statistics for the BRIC countries
The term "BRIC", used to refer to the four countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China, has become almost synonymous with the rise of emerging economies in the global market. This report presents production and trade data over a 10 year time period with extended commentary and analysis of trends.
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Minerals from Waste - recent BGS and Tarmac experience in finding uses for mine and quarry waste
The Minerals from Waste paper summarises the research carried by two BGS projects to find uses for quarry fines (material finer than 4 to 5 mm).
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Risk list 2011
A new supply risk index for chemical elements or element groups which are of economic value.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF 232 KB]
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Risk list 2012
A new supply risk index for chemical elements or element groups which are of economic value.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF 279 KB]
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Risk list 2015
A new supply risk index for chemical elements or element groups which are of economic value.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF 909 KB]
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South American Mineral Production 1997-2006
This is a new publication from the British Geological Survey containing mineral production data from South America.
[Adobe Acrobat PDF 1.56 MB]
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The future of the global minerals and metals sector
This article considers the future of the global minerals and metals sector. It examines some of the key technical, environmental and socio-economic factors liable to impact on minerals and metals supply and demand over the next 40 years.
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