Le but de cette étude et de ses rapports complémentaires est de faire un examen des principales ressources minérales connues ou potentielles du continent africain, d’essayer de donnée une idée quantitative et qualitative ...

This study addresses the issue of greater cooperation between governments and the private sector in the development of the mining sector in Africa. Central to this cooperation is the increase of private capital flows to ...

The chemical, metallurgical and physical properties of beryllium, cesium, germanium, hafnium, niobium, rare-earth, tantalum, titanium and zirconium metals and their principal con-pounds are reviewed, especially in light ...

Les progrès suivants ont été accomplis dans l'exécution des divers projets spéciaux de haute priorité: la documentation concernant les Etats membres s'enrichit constamment. Les publications et les cartes récentes donnent ...

World production of pyrochlore has recently outstripped that of columbite, previously the main source of niobium. Columbite is largely a by-product of tin mining, but the new pyrochlore mines depend almost entirely for ...

There have been calls for effective mechanisms for regulating the exploitation and movement of the minerals. Illegal exploitation of minerals in particular has regularly been linked to instability and conflict in the region. ...

The mineral development programme executed by the Department of Technical Co—operation for Development of the United Nations Secretariat, financed by the United Nations Development Programme and other sources^ has in the ...

Selon l’un des principes de la Déclaration de Rio sur l’environnement et le développement "les êtres humains sont la préoccupation majeure quand il s'agit de développement durable". Compte tenu de ce principe, le présent ...

This paper focuses on the report of Third Regional Conference on the Development and Utilization of Mineral Resources in Africa. In pursuance of the recommendations of the first and second conferences, the third regional ...

This paper focuses on Progress report on the implementation of the recommendations of the first regional conference on the development and utilization of ministerial resources in Africa.