Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry

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Publication Year:1990

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Committee on Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council
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This book includes an assessment of the global minerals and metals industry; a review of technologies in use for exploration, mining, minerals processing, and metals extraction; and a look at research priorities. The core of the volume is a series ...
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Front Matter	i-xx
Executive Summary	1-8	(skim)
1. U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry in a Changing Global Context	9-25	(skim)
2. Supply, Demand, and Competitiveness	26-55	(skim)
3. Role of Science and Technology in Minerals and Metals Competitveness Issues	56-78	(skim)
4. Resources for Research and Development	79-99	(skim)
5. Federal Role in Technology and Competitiveness	100-122	(skim)
6. Recommendations	123-130	(skim)
Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	131-134	(skim)
Index	135-140	(skim)

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This book includes an assessment of the global minerals and metals industry; a review of technologies in use for exploration, mining, minerals processing, and metals extraction; and a look at research priorities. The core of the volume is a series of specific recommendations for government, industry, and the academic community, to promote partnerships that will produce a strong flow of new technologies. Special focus is given to the role of the federal government, particularly the Bureau of Mines.

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