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- description: The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral industry of the United States and foreign
countries. It contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends
and developments. The yearbook is published in three volumes: Volume I, Metals and Minerals; Volume II, Area Reports, Domestic;
and Volume III, Area Reports, International. Volume I metal and minerals chapters contain an untitled introduction, a statement
on domestic data coverage, and an outlook section. Optional topics are: legislative and government programs, production, environment,
consumption, stocks, transportation, prices, foreign trade, world review including individual country summaries if significant
events occur, current research and technology, references, and sources of information. Volume II State chapters contain State
mineral production and rankings, significant industry events, and State legislation, and a State mineral- producing locality
map. A statistical summary chapter and a directory of State Geologists and State minerals information personnel are also included
in Volume II. Volume III country chapters contain an untitled introduction and sections on government policies and programs,
environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructures,
and a summary outlook. Volume III also includes commodity reviews by metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels, and reserves.;
abstract: The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral industry of the United States and foreign
countries. It contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends
and developments. The yearbook is published in three volumes: Volume I, Metals and Minerals; Volume II, Area Reports, Domestic;
and Volume III, Area Reports, International. Volume I metal and minerals chapters contain an untitled introduction, a statement
on domestic data coverage, and an outlook section. Optional topics are: legislative and government programs, production, environment,
consumption, stocks, transportation, prices, foreign trade, world review including individual country summaries if significant
events occur, current research and technology, references, and sources of information. Volume II State chapters contain State
mineral production and rankings, significant industry events, and State legislation, and a State mineral- producing locality
map. A statistical summary chapter and a directory of State Geologists and State minerals information personnel are also included
in Volume II. Volume III country chapters contain an untitled introduction and sections on government policies and programs,
environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructures,
and a summary outlook. Volume III also includes commodity reviews by metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels, and reserves.
Citation
- Title Minerals Yearbook (with year and subject commodity or place).
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- creation Date
2018-06-08T05:45:13.004001
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- Linkage for online resource
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- URL: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/myb.html
- protocol WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link
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- Description URL provided in Dublin Core references element.
Metadata data stamp:
2018-08-06T19:39:04Z
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- notes: This metadata record was generated by an xslt transformation from a dc metadata record; Transform by Stephen M. Richard, based
on a transform by Damian Ulbricht. Run on 2018-08-06T19:39:04Z
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- organisation Name
CINERGI Metadata catalog
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- electronic Mail Address cinergi@sdsc.edu
Metadata language
eng
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2007
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urn:dciso:metadataabout:4368f8de-0475-446f-b749-97ea790daa06
Metadata record format is ISO19139 XML (MD_Metadata)