Minerals yearbook. Volume 1. Metals and minerals / Ежегодник полезных ископаемых. Том 1. Металлы и минералы

With the 1982 Minerals Yearbook, the Federal Government begins its second century of annual reports on the mineral industries. This edition discusses the performance of the worldwide mineral industry during 1982 and provides background information to assist in interpreting developments during the year being reviewed. Content of the individual volumes follows
Volume I, Metals and Minerals, contains chapters on virtually all metallic and nonmetallic mineral commodities important to the U.S. economy. In addition, it includes a statistical summary chapter and a chapter on mining and quarrying trends.
Volume II, Area Reports: Domestic, contains chapters on the mineral industry of each of the 50 States, the U.S. island possessions in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This volume also has a statistical summary.
Volume III, Area Reports: International, contains the latest available mineral data on more than 130 foreign countries and discusses the importance of minerals to the economies of these nations. A separate chapter reviews the international mineral industry in general and its relationship to the world economy.
The Bureau of Mines continually strives to improve the value of its publications to its users. Therefore, constructive comments and suggestions by readers of the Yearbook will be welcomed.