General and International Mineral Policy [electronic resource].
Tiess, Gunter.
Tiess, Gèunter.Author
 : Springer,
2011.
The demand for mineral resources (iron ore, cement, etc.) has increased substantially in recent years, a development which can be traced back to the economic growth of heavily populated newly industrializing countries. More than fifty percent of the total world population is now interested in the same resources. This change of structure has caused enormous price increases on international commodity markets. In Europe this process can also be noticed in shortages of some mineral resources. National mineral resources policies play a decisive role here, and developing special policies is vital to
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""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Preface""; ""Methods and structure of the essay""; ""Concluding remark""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of figures and tables""; ""Chapter 1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Raw materials""; ""1.2 Minerals for the economy""; ""1.3 Importance of the extractive industry in the value chain""; ""1.4 Characteristics of the extractive industry""; ""1.4.1 Mining â€? Initial production""; ""Location bound deposit""; ""Extractive industry is capital-intensive""; ""1.4.2 Access to minerals""; ""1.4.3 Competitiveness of the extractive industry""
""1.5 Mineral markets""""1.5.1 Mechanism of pricing""; ""1.5.2 Demand and supply""; ""Determinants for the demand on raw materials markets""; ""Supply issue""; ""Regional raw materials concentrations and raw materials markets""; ""1.5.3 Aspects of materials criticality""; ""1.6 Sustainable mineral resource management""; ""1.6.1 General facts""; ""European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources (ETP SMR)""; ""1.6.2 Environmental protection""; ""1.6.3 Resource effi ciency""; ""1.6.4 Material effi ciency""; ""1.6.5 Recycling""; ""Chapter 2 Utilisation of non-energy raw materials""
""2.1 General facts""""Raw materials demand of an EU-citizen""; ""2.2 Metallic minerals""; ""2.3 Industrial minerals""; ""2.4 Construction minerals""; ""Chapter 3 Demand and supply of non-energy raw materials in Europe""; ""3.1 Historical development of minerals consumption""; ""Correlation of economic performance and raw materials consumption""; ""3.2 European Union â€? minerals consumption""; ""Metallic raw materials""; ""Importance of metal recycling""; ""Example: Demand and supply of iron ore/crude steel""; ""Industrial minerals""; ""Construction minerals""
""Aggregates and construction industry""""3.3 Development of international metallic minerals markets""; ""Pricetrend""; ""Raw materials markets in China""; ""Raw materials markets in India""; ""Raw materials markets in Latin America""; ""Raw materials markets in Africa""; ""Effects on the European industry and political economy""; ""Resume""; ""3.4 Future demand of mineral resources â€? scenarios""; ""Economic regulations on the development of future global raw materials demand""; ""3.5 Questions on the security of supply in Europe""; ""3.5.1 Change of paradigm""
""3.5.2 Availability of raw materials""""Physical compared to technical raw materials availability""; ""3.5.3 Supply criticalities""; ""Historical consideration""; ""Short-term supply interferences""; ""EU-external supply risks""; ""EU-internal supply risks""; ""How to defi ne critical raw materials?""; ""3.5.4 Formation of market controlling mining companies""; ""3.5.5 Confl icts und wars""; ""Chapter 4 The concept of a minerals policy""; ""4.1 Defi nition and terms""; ""4.2 Necessity of a minerals policy""; ""4.2.1 Minerals policy versus market economy""
""4.2.2 Security of minerals supply""
The demand for mineral resources (iron ore, cement, etc.) has increased substantially in recent years, a development which can be traced back to the economic growth of heavily populated newly industrializing countries. More than fifty percent of the total world population is now interested in the same resources. This change of structure has caused enormous price increases on international commodity markets. In Europe this process can also be noticed in shortages of some mineral resources. National mineral resources policies play a decisive role here, and developing special policies is vital to
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Economics.
Environmental economics.
Mines and mineral resources -- Government policy.
Mining law.
Mines and mineral resources
Business & Economics
Industries