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Non‐metallic Minerals and the Developing Countries: Patterns, Constraints, Initiatives
Author(s) -
NÖTSTALLER RICHARD
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
natural resources forum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.646
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1477-8947
pISSN - 0165-0203
DOI - 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1988.tb00811.x
Subject(s) - industrialisation , developing country , indigenous , business , natural resource economics , process (computing) , economic growth , economics , computer science , market economy , ecology , biology , operating system
This paper reviews the role of non‐metallic minerals in the economy and examines the relationship between demand patterns and the process of industrialization. As developing countries industrialize, large volumes of construction minerals (sand, gravel, crushed stone, etc.) will be required while with most other industrial minerals increasing quantities will be consumed only in the more advanced stages of economic development. In many developing countries the assurance of an adequate supply of these minerals from indigenous resources will necessitate initiatives aimed at removing constraints and barriers to mining sector development.