Published in 1986 this book is in good condition. Drawn from a very wide range of sources, the statistics in this book cover 46 minerals. This new edition is updated to the latest available figures and prices. The data provided covers: world reserves, world mine production, world refining production, secondary production, reserve/production ratio, consumption of refined material, end use patterns, values of contained metal in annual production, substitutes and technical alternatives, prices, marketing agreements, supply to and demand from the USA, UK, Japan and EC.