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If you are in any way involved in industrial minerals, from producing, trading to consuming minerals, then you need this book!
Data is provided on over 45 minerals. Each mineral has it's own Market Profile in the Handybook, including main downstream products or derivatives and is illustrated with tables & figures including: the distribution of world minerals production, total world mineral production, conversion tables, chemical conversions and more, to give you a easy access to key information.
This is an essential guide for anyone involved in the industrial minerals industry, this book provides the answers to all your questions:
- Producers - where are your competitors? Get extensive data on the areas currently producing your minerals around the globe;
- Consumers - what alternative minerals can you use in your products? Look at the properties of new minerals and discover how you can use them to your advantage;
- Traders - what other potential opportunities exist?
- New entrants into the industry - an excellent reference tool for those new to the world of industrial minerals.
The Industrial Minerals HandyBook will give you the answers to questions such as:
- What are the main uses for Feldspar?
- Who are the main Asbestos producers?
- How is mica packaged?
- Where can I find out more on the role of industrial minerals in the production of metals?
Use the market profiles to:
- Discover the location of all the main resources
- Anticipate future supply available by analysing trends in uses and prices of minerals
- Know where potential opportunities lie for sourcing minerals - with figures for production by country
- Know the sources of minerals you need with details of location, grades and market share
- Understand the current structure and predict the future for these minerals and their indutries and more...
Content
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International data on each mineral includes: |
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Mineral(s), etymology, formula, percent of principle element or oxide, colour, lustre, specific gravity; |
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Moh’s hardness & remarks; |
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Geology; |
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Exploitation (extraction & processing); |
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Producers & world trade; |
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Global map of producers with production or capacity; |
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Production statistics by country; |
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Trade, including leading exporting and importing countries with approximate volumes; |
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Listing of harmonized tariff schedule; |
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Properties & uses; |
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Quality & specifications; |
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Global resources; |
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Transport & packaging; |
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Market & drivers; |
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Market trends; |
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Methods of extraction; |
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Health & safety; |
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Substitutes & alternatives; |
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Recycling; |
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Prices. |
Table of Contents
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Part I |
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INDUSTRIAL MINERALS MARKET PROFILES |
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Antimony minerals & compounds |
Manganese minerals & compounds |
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Asbestos |
Mica |
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Attapulgite & Sepiolite |
Nepheline Syenite |
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Barite & Barium compounds |
Nitrogen compounds including Nitrates |
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Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium compounds |
Olivine |
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Bentonite & other Smectite clays |
Perlite |
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Beryllium Minerals & compounds |
Phosphate Rock & Phosphorus compounds |
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Borate Minerals & compounds |
Potassium minerals & compounds |
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Bromine & Bromine compounds |
Pumice & Scoria |
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Carbonate Rocks and their products |
Pyrophyllite |
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Celestite & Strontium compounds |
Rare Earth minerals & compounds |
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Chromite & Chrome compounds |
Salt, Sodium Hydroxide & Chlorine |
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Corundum & Emery |
Silica & Silica-based compounds |
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Diamond |
Sillimanite Minerals & Mullite |
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Diatomite |
Soda Ash & Sodium Bicarbonate |
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Feldspar |
Sodium Sulfate |
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Fluorspar & Fluorine compounds |
Staurolite |
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Garnet |
Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid & Sulfur compounds |
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Graphite |
Talc |
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Gypsum |
Titanium minerals & compounds |
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Iodine & Iodine compounds |
Vermiculite |
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Iron Oxides |
Wollastonite |
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Kaolin |
Zeolites |
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Lithium minerals & compounds |
Zirconium & Hafnium minerals & compounds |
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Magnesium minerals & compounds |
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Part II |
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INDUSTRIAL MINERALS TABLES |
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Distribution of world minerals production |
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Total world minerals production |
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Conversion tables |
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Chemical conversions |
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Atomic weights & periodic table |
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Shipping/freight |
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Shipping/freight abbreviations |
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