Mineral Processing in Developing Countries: A Discussion of Economic, Technical and Structural Factors

1 Mineral Processing in Developing Countries — Advantages and Disadvantages.- 1.1 The Present Situation.- 1.2 Benefits to be Gained from Local Processing.- 1.3 Barriers to Local Processing of Minerals.- 1.4 Economic Analysis of Processing Projects.- 2 Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium.- 2.1 The Present Situation.- 2.2 Processing Technology.- 2.3 The Cost of Processing.- 2.4 Energy Use.- 2.5 Availability of Aluminium Technology.- 3 COPPER.- 3.1 The Present Situation.- 3.2 Copper Processing Technology.- 3.3 Economics of Copper Processing.- 3.4 Copper Rod Production.- 3.5 Energy Use in Copper Processing.- 4 Iron and Steel.- 4.1 The Present Situation.- 4.2 Iron and Steel Technology.- 4.3 Steel Processing Costs.- 4.4 Energy Use in Iron and Steel.- 5 Economic Factors Affecting the Location of Processing in Developing Countries.- 5.1 Capital Requirements.- 5.2 Sources of Finance.- 5.3 Labour Requirements, Labour Intensity, Labour Share in Total Costs.- 5.4 Raw Materials Requirements.- 5.5 Transport Costs.- 5.6 By-products.- 5.7 Energy Requirements and Availability.- Notes.