Cyclical and secular determinants of productivity in the copper, aluminum, iron ore, and coal industries

Mineral Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-19

  Tilton, John E ^a,b  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Coal; Copper; Iron ore; Mineral productivity trends and determinants

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; COAL INDUSTRY; COMMODITY PRICE; COPPER; IRON ORE; MINERAL RESOURCE; MINING INDUSTRY; PRODUCTIVITY; RESOURCE DEPLETION;

EID: 84959213473     PISSN: 21912203     EISSN: 21912211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13563-014-0045-9     Document Type: Article

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