| Summary: | The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews the mineral industry of the United States and foreign countries. It contains statistical data on materials and minerals and includes information on economic and technical trends and developments. The yearbook is published in three volumes: Volume I, Metals and Minerals; Volume II, Area Reports, Domestic; and Volume III, Area Reports, International. Volume I metal and minerals chapters contain an untitled introduction, a statement on domestic data coverage, and an outlook section. Optional topics are: legislative and government programs, production, environment, consumption, stocks, transportation, prices, foreign trade, world review including individual country summaries if significant events occur, current research and technology, references, and sources of information. Volume II State chapters contain State mineral production and rankings, significant industry events, and State legislation, and a State mineral- producing locality map. A statistical summary chapter and a directory of State Geologists and State minerals information personnel are also included in Volume II. Volume III country chapters contain an untitled introduction and sections on government policies and programs, environmental issues, trade and production data, industry structure and ownership, commodity sector developments, infrastructures, and a summary outlook. Volume III also includes commodity reviews by metals, industrial minerals, and mineral fuels, and reserves.
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