Showing papers in "Minerals & Energy - Raw Materials Report in 1996"
TL;DR: Indonesia's tropical rainforests are not sustainable by any definition as discussed by the authors, and government policies continue to undervalue the tropical rainforest economically and ecologically, to the detriment of future generations.
Abstract: Until the 1960s, the rainforests of Indonesia remained principally un-exploited, but from 1965 onwards the use of Indonesia's forests for economic benefit began with the start of extensive logging. To assist the process, the government of President Soeharto sought a massive infusion of foreign investment to fund this economic transformation, taken over by Indonesian entrepreneurs in the 1980s. The primary market was the Japanese. This demand has been the key factor for the subsequent export boom. Tropical deforestation continues apace to the detriment of future generations. “Sustainability”, with reference to tropical rainforests, is non-existent by any definition. Government policies continue to undervalue the tropical rainforest economically and ecologically.
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TL;DR: In this article, the strategies of the new government to reduce feedstock prices and eliminate import parity pricing is discussed, which is the main reason for the lack of domestic competition combined with South Africa's geographic isolation from the main alternative suppliers.
Abstract: Although the South African mineral beneficiation industries generally are internationally competitive the downstream metal fabrication industries generally are not. This is principally due to high feedstock (mineral/metal) prices in the domestic market (import parity pricing). The main reason for this is the lack of domestic competition combined with South Africa's geographic isolation from the main alternative suppliers. In this article the strategies of the new government to reduce feedstock prices and eliminate import parity pricing is discussed.
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TL;DR: The authors argued that fossil fuels will contine to have a very important role to play in the world's energy supply and that the most probable development is that the world supply of energy can be secured at stable or falling costs until alternative forms of energy become established.
Abstract: The concern that mankind will run out of exhaustible resources is as old as the large scale exploitation of these resources. In this article the author analyses fossil fuels and his conclusion is decisive: We will not run out of oil, gas and coal. Instead he argues that fossil fuels will contine to have a very important role to play in the world's energy supply and that the most probable development is that the world's supply of energy can be secured at stable or falling costs until alternative forms of energy become established.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider the market trends of rare earths and how they are strongly influenced by the byproduct/co-product nature of their mining and processing and use conceptional relationships and empirical data to delineate the various by-products/coproducts relationships and how these determine observed market behavior.
Abstract: This paper considers the market trends of the rare earths and how they are strongly influenced by the by-product/co-product nature of their mining and processing. The two main economic minerals for the rare earths are bastnasite and monazite. Monazite is primarily a by-product of mining ilmenite and rutile and is affected by changes in these markets as well as the presence of thorium. Bastnasite is a byproduct of mining iron ore in China and a stand-alone product in the USA. The paper will use conceptional relationships and empirical data to delineate the various by-products/co-products relationships and how they determine observed market behavior.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that one possibility is to exploit economies of scale and pool the resources of private investors and government to produce comprehensive assessments of the total resource base, and they argue that information on the different possible land uses is not collected until the resource stock comes under some form of pressure.
Abstract: Information problems associated with making efficient land use decisions are highlighted. The central problem is that information on the different possible land uses is not collected until the resource stock comes under some form of pressure. The authors argue that one possibility is to exploit economies of scale and pool the resources of private investors and government to produce comprehensive assessments of the total resource base.
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TL;DR: The Raw Materials Data database as mentioned in this paper is the only database of its kind covering more than 7, 000 mining, refining, and explorations companies active in more than 30 minerals, including coal, gold, and diamonds.
Abstract: The tables on the following pages are excepts from Raw Materials Data, the database on ownership and production in the world's mineral industries. Raw Materials Data is compiled by the Raw Materials Group and is the only database of its kind covering more than 7 000 mining, refining and explorations companies active in more than 30 minerals. Readers of Journal of Mineral Policy, Business and Environment - Raw Materials Report, regularly get exclusive excerpts from Raw Materials Data.
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Abstract: Brazil's share of the world tin cas-siterite production increased from 3 per cent in 1980 to almost 22 per cent in 1989. Pitinga and Bom Fu-turo, two deposits discovered in 1979 and 1987 respectively, together increased the production capacity of Brazil by over 700 per cent. The superior geological conditions and the favorable economics of these deposits have been the dominant and necessary factors behind the soar in Brazilian tin cassiterite mining. However, the International Tin Council's market interventions from 1976 and onwards as well as domestic governmental support have also been crucial for the development described.