Minerals in Africa :
by Gudyanga, Francis P.,
Published by : CRC Press (London) Physical details: xi, 265 pages ; 25 cm ISBN:9780367420154. Year: 2020
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| HD 9506.A328 EXT Extractive industries in Africa: | HD 9506.A35 AFR Africa's mineral fortune : | HD 9506.A35 BUR The looting machine: | HD 9506.A35 GUD Minerals in Africa : | HD 9506.A382 UNM Unment promises of extractive industries in Africa: | HD 9506.K4 FIR First National Consultative Forum on Extractives in Kenya : | HD 9506.K4 MCK Lenses on the mines: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 206-258) and index.
Part I: Information About Minerals In Africa -- Africa's Mineral Resources -- Part II: Mineral Beneficiation And Value Addition -- Minerals Of Precious Metals -- Minerals Of Base Metals -- Minerals Of Radioactive Materials -- Industrial Minerals -- Precious Stones -- Semi-Precious Stones -- Dimension Stones -- Energy Sources -- Part III: Policy Issues About Mining In Africa -- Mineral-Driven Industrialisation Of Africa -- Science & Technology And Human Resources -- Mineral Economics.
"Africa's dire need to industrialize is universally acknowledged and it is evident that the continent's vast mineral resources can catalyze that industrialization. This book is, therefore, about transforming Africa's comparative advantages in minerals into the continent's competitive edge regarding materials. Mineral beneficiation and value addition form the basis and provide opportunities for mineral-driven Africa's industrialization. The scope of the book is three-fold with inter-connected relationships: Information, Technical, and Policy oriented. A useful reference material for mining undergraduate students on beneficiation and value addition of each of the minerals found in Africa"--
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