potential mineral reserves
1Mineral industry of Russia — Russia is one of the world’s leading mineral producing countries and accounts for a large percentage of the CIS’s production of a range of mineral products, including metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels. In 2005, Russia ranked among… …
2Mineral industry of Africa — The mineral industry of Africa is one of the largest mineral industries in the world. Africa is the second biggest continent, with 30 million km² of land, which implies large quantities of resources. For many African countries, mineral… …
3Mineral industry of Azerbaijan — As of 2005, Azerbaijan produced a range of metals and industrial minerals, including alumina, aluminum, lead, steel, and zinc. Azerbaijan s importance as a world mineral producer, however, was based on its petroleum extracting industry. The… …
4Mineral industry of Uruguay — The mining sector contributes only 0.1% to the GDP of Uruguay. Uruguay’s mineral commodities include clays, semiprecious gemstones, gold, iron and steel, sand and gravel, and stone. Uruguay has no proven natural gas or oil reserves but it does… …
5Mineral industry of Colombia — Monument to the miners. Segovia, Antioquia Mining in …
6mineral deposit — Introduction aggregate of a mineral in an unusually high concentration. About half of the known chemical elements (chemical element) possess some metallic (metal) properties. The term metal, however, is reserved for those chemical… …
7Mineral industry of Botswana — The mineral industry of Botswana has dominated the national economy since the early 1990s. Diamond has been the leading component of the mineral sector since large scale diamond production began 25 years ago. Most of Botswana’s diamond production …
8Mineral industry of Cambodia — In 2006, Cambodia s mineral resources remained, to a large extent, unexplored. Between 2003 and 2006, however, foreign investors from Australia, China, South Korea, Thailand, and the United States began to express their interest in Cambodia s… …
9Mineral industry of São Tomé and Príncipe — The mineral industry of São Tomé and Príncipe does not play a significant role in the country s economy.[1] Contents 1 Production 2 Commodities 2.1 Petroleum …
10Caliche (mineral) — Caliche is a hardened deposit of calcium carbonate. This calcium carbonate cements together other materials, including gravel, sand, clay, and silt. It is found in aridisol and mollisol soil orders. Caliche occurs worldwide, generally in arid or… …
