Understanding the dynamics and competitiveness of the South African minerals inputs cluster

Resources Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 12-26

  Walker, M I ^a   Minnitt, R C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Clustering; Mineral resource endowments; South Africa; Supplier industries

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EXTRACTION; MINING;

MINERAL PROCESSING; MINERAL RESOURCE ENDOWMENTS; MINERALS INPUTS CLUSTER; SUPPLIER INDUSTIES;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

COMPETITIVENESS; MINERAL PROCESSING; MINERAL RESOURCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33747364268     PISSN: 03014207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2006.04.001     Document Type: Article

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