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... , 110, 115-116, 120 135 Argonne National Laboratory, 85-87 Australia, government agency in, 113 Australian Minerals Industries Research Association (AMIRA) , 113 Automotive industry demand by, 38-39 materials competition in, 46-47 Aviation industry, demand by, 39~1 Base metals, 29, see also specific metals Bauxite, 30 Beneficiation, 27 Bore-hole logging, 60 Building industry, demand by, 42 Bureau of Mines (BOM)
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... , 113 Comparative advantage, see Competitiveness Competitiveness factors affecting, 51, 52-53 general trends in, 44~5 by sector, 45-51 technology and, 51-54 "Concentrate," 27 Congressional Research Service (CRS) , 102, 103 Consensus, development of, 118-119 Consortia, 114-118, 123-124 Construction industry, demand by, 42 Consumption, see Demand Cooperative research and development, 6-7, 114-118, 123-124 Copper industry competitiveness of, 49 hydrometallurgical processing in, 71 INDEX market share for, 48 orientation of, 26 production in, 32, 33, 34 pyrometallurgical processing in, 69 revival of, 18, 21 trends in, 16, 17 "Coproducts," 27 Core drilling, 61 Corporate structure, 13-14 Cost estimates, 47 Cost reductions, 19-20, 21 Data analysis, 8, 54-55, 128-129 Deep Seabed Mining Research Program, 94 Demand by automotive industry, 38-39 by aviation industry, 39-41 by building and construction industry, 42 changing patterns of, 11-13, 20, 36 by chemical industry, 42 current status of, 35-36, 38 by electronics industry, 42-43 by energy industry, 43 factors affecting, 36 overview of, 26-30 planning for, 54-55 projections of, 36-37 by telecommunications industry, 44 world distribution of, 26-29 Department of Commerce (DOC)
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... funding of, 6, 7, 8, 92-93 industry involvement with, 123-124 relevance of research by, 6, 96-97, 125126 structure of, 92-93 Geochemistry, 60-61 Geophysics, 59~0 GEOREF, 59 Geosensing, 64 Germany, collaborative research in, 117 Globalization, of production and ownership, 9-10 Gold mining industry competitiveness of, 48 hydrometallurgical processing in, 74 pyrometallurgical processing in, 71 research and development in, 80-81 revival of, 18 trends in, 17-18 Government Bureau of Mines, 108-113 change in role of, 101 137 collaborative research and development by, 114-118 cooperation with academe and industry, 6-7 in developing consensus, 118-119 expert advice to, 113-114 planning and coordination by, 120-122 policy of other countries, 106-108 policy of United States, 102-105 research and development by, 5, 81-87 technology in, 4-5 in technology transfer, 119-120 Health and safety issues, 102, 109 Heap leaching, 27 Human resources, 3, 97-99 Hydrometallurgical processing, 27 adoption of, 95 recent developments in, 71-74 Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 87 Indicative planning, 54 Industrial Research Associates program, 112-113 Industry Bureau of Mines and, 109-111 collaborative research and development by, 114-118, 123-124 cooperation with government and academe, ~7 corporate structure of, 13-14 National Institute of Standards and Technology and, 112-113 outlook for, 24 overview of, 26-30 research and development by, 3, 4, 7981, 94-95 revival of, 18-24 technology in, 3-4 United States, see United States industry world, 9-14 Information, dissemination of, 8, 120, 128129 In situ extraction, 7~75, 77 Intensity of use (I/U) , 12, 13, 37 Interagency Materials Group, 83 Interdependence, 103 International Copper Association, 116 International Copper Research Association (INCRA)
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... , 112 Mapping, 59 "Market mills," 50 Market share, 44, 45, 48 Materials competition, in manufacturing sector, 4~47 Materials Engineering and Processing Program, 82 Materials planning, data analysis for, 54-55 Metal extraction in situ, 74-75, 77 research and development in, 74-75, 7778 technology of, 68-75 Metal Mining Agency of Japan (MMAJ) , 106 Mined Lands Reclamation Center, 93 Mineral Availability System, 59 Mineral Institutes funding of, 95, 96 industry involvement with, 6, 124 list of, 92 relevance of research by, 7, 8, 125-126 INDEX Mineral processing research and development in, 65~8, 77 technology of, 65-68 Mineral Resources Data System, 59 Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, 128 "Mini-mills," 31, 50 Mining, 27 research and development in, 63~5, 7 77 technology of, 62-65 Mining and Excavation Research Institute (MERI)
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... , 29, 30 hydrometallurgical processing of, 74 Policy of other countries, 106-108 of United States, 102-105 Precious metals industry, see Gold mining industry; Silver mining industry Precompetitive research, 114-118 President's Commission on Materials Policy, 102, 103 Price index, 16 Processing, see Production Production of aluminum, 30-31 of copper, 32, 33 globalization of, 9-10 of lead, 32-35 overview of, 26-30 of steel, 31 trends in, 30-35 world distribution of, 2~29 of zinc, 35 Productivity, 7-8 Prospector, 59 Prototype stage, 46 Pyrometallurgical processing, 27 recent developments in, 69-71 Recession, 11-12, 14 Refining, 27 139 Research and development (R&D) by academe, 7, 87-94, 95-96 by Bureau of Mines, 5, 7-8, 84, 85, 86, 96-97 collaborative, 6-7, 114-118, 123-124 decentralization of, 95 in exploration, 61-62, 75-76 federal policy on, 103-105 funding for, 95, 96 by government, 5, 81-87 human resources and, 97-99 by industry, 3, 4, 79-81, 94-95 information on, 120, 128-129 issues affecting, 94-99 managed joint, 117 in metal extraction, 74-75, 77-78 in mineral processing, 65-68, 77 in mining, 63~5, 76-77 planning and coordination of, 120-122 precompetitive, 114-118 recommendations for, 7-8, 123-126 targeted, 120 technology transfer and, 97 Roast-leach-electrowin (RLE)
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... and Bureau of Mines, 111-112 expenditures by, 84 research and development by, 81-82 university programs of, 94 United States government, see Government United States industry competitiveness of, 44-54 revival of, 18-24 trends in, 14-18 Universities, see Academe Vertical integration, 14 Visiting committees, 127 Work-for-Others Order, 87 World minerals and metals industry, 9-14 World War II, 10 Zinc industry hydrometallurgical processing in, 73 market share for, 48 orientation of, 26 production in, 35 pyrometallurgical processing in, 69-70 revival of, 18, 23 trends in, 17
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Key Terms

  • industry competitiveness
  • pyrometallurgical processing
  • mining industry
  • market share
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  • expert advice
  • materials competition
  • mineral institutes
  • mineral resources
  • minerals resources

  • research institutes
  • managed joint
  • changing patterns
  • corporate structure
  • research association

  • electronics industry
  • metals industry
  • world distribution
  • steel industry
  • industrial research

  • energy industry
  • research organization
  • metallurgy laboratories
  • silver mining
  • competitiveness act

  • international copper
  • manufacturing sector
  • automotive industry
  • states industry
  • safety issues


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