Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry

National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Materials Advisory Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

160 Seiten

1990
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-04245-1 (ISBN)

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Includes an assessment of the global minerals and metals industry; a review of technologies in use for exploration, mining, minerals processing, and metals extraction; and a look at research priorities. This volume also focuses on the role of the federal government, particularly the Bureau of Mines.

This book includes an assessment of the global minerals and metals industry; a review of technologies in use for exploration, mining, minerals processing, and metals extraction; and a look at research priorities. The core of the volume is a series of specific recommendations for government, industry, and the academic community, to promote partnerships that will produce a strong flow of new technologies. Special focus is given to the role of the federal government, particularly the Bureau of Mines.Table of Contents

Front Matter
Executive Summary
1. U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry in a Changing Global Context
2. Supply, Demand, and Competitiveness
3. Role of Science and Technology in Minerals and Metals Competitveness Issues
4. Resources for Research and Development
5. Federal Role in Technology and Competitiveness
6. Recommendations
Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Index

Committee on Competitiveness of the U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1. U.S. Minerals and Metals Industry in a Changing Global Context; 4 2. Supply, Demand, and Competitiveness; 5 3. Role of Science and Technology in Minerals and Metals Competitveness Issues; 6 4. Resources for Research and Development; 7 5. Federal Role in Technology and Competitiveness; 8 6. Recommendations; 9 Appendix: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members; 10 Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.2.1990
Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Technik
ISBN-10	0-309-04245-3 / 0309042453
ISBN-13	978-0-309-04245-1 / 9780309042451
Zustand	Neuware