World mineral production 2004-2008

This volume is the latest in the series World Mineral Production, published by the British Geological Survey. It comprises the most recent addition to a continuous dataset on global mineral production which stretches back to 1913. It contains production statistics, by country, for the majority of economically important mineral commodities, including ferrous and non–ferrous metals, industrial minerals and hydrocarbons. Commentary is provided detailing the characteristics, uses, production trends, prices and recent industry events for 11 commodities including: bauxite/alumina/aluminium, coal, cobalt, copper, gold, iron ore, lead, nickel, platinum, uranium and zinc.