Mineral Resources and Development
Contents: Foreword. Preface. Introduction. 1. The importance of mineral resources to modern industrial growth in the developing countries/G.S. Roonwal. 2. Role of remote sensing and GIS in mineral exploration/Hojjatollah Ranjbar and M. Honarmand. 3. Role of mineral resources in developing the national economy of Egypt and African countries/Naguti A. Abdel-Khalek and Aziza A. Yousef. 4. Role of mining in the economic development of the nation: particular reference to India/H.A. Wahab. 5. Mineral potential of Pakistan and the role of PCSIR/Muhammad Shafique Anwar. 6. The status of Malaysian mineral resources and prospect for future development/Kamal Daril. 7. The position of mining in Iran: present and future/Abbas Parwaresh. 8. Promotion of science and technology in the Indian mineral industry/Malti Goel. 9. Magmatic copper deposit of Iran/M.H. Karimpour. 10. Minerals and mineral-based industries of Sri Lanka/S.M.A.T.B. Mudunkotuwa. 11. Resources, production and growth prospects of Indian Iron Ore/K.S. Raju and A.D. Baijal. 12. Bridging the gap between industry and university in developing countries: an Iranian approach/S. Banisi. 13. Status of mineral resources and development in Zambia/F. Chibesakunda. 14. Production and prospects of Indian Iron Ore beyond 2005/V.K. Jain. 15. Rare metal mineral exploration in India/K.G. Bhoskar. 16. An introduction to Gol-e-Gohar Iron Ore Complex (GEO)/A. Azadikhah. 17. Mineral resources and development in Indonesia/Husaini. 18. Sar Cheshmeh Copper Complex: new achievements in increasing the concentrator plant capacity/M.J. Habibian, A.R. Ghafoori and A. Fazeli. 19. Mineral deposits of Iran: A brief review/Abdolmajid Yaghubpur. 20. The mineral resources in Syria: actuality and development Khalil Azimeh.
"This publication deals with the development of mineral and mineral products used in the industry from various mineral resources. It also elucidates the significant role of mineral industry in the overall national development. The volume contains contributions of well-known experts from various developing countries to an international brainstorming workshop recently conducted in Kerman, Iran where the importance of mineral development relevant to the growth of modern industry in the developing countries was discussed. The status of the development of mineral resources in some of the developing countries, viz., Indonesia, India, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Syria and Zambia is included in the publication. In this respect this volume should be of equal interest to investors in mining and economic development, technologists and policy makers in government and non-government organizations."
