Mining in Africa Today - Strategies and Prospects (UNU, 1987, 91 pages)

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Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

1. Deficit in the north, specialization in the south

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Mineral specialization in Africa

Mining countries and mineral specialization

2. Africa in world mining geography

3. Trends in mineral specialization

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Africa's specialization and world demand

4. Control of the world mineral industry

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The aluminium oligopoly

The copper oligopoly

Concentration in the iron and uranium sectors

5. The technology of mining and metallurgy

6. The strategies of transnationals

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Technological strategies

Investment diversification strategies

Collective investments

Finance strategies

7. Control of African mineral fields

8. Mine rents and mineral prices

9. Mining or industrialization specialization?

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The unbalanced processing of copper in Africa

Bauxite processing and aluminium production in Africa

Iron ore export and steel production

10. The myth of relocation

11. Conclusion