1st Edition

The World Copper Industry Structure and Economic Analysis

By Raymond F. Mikesell Copyright 2011

    First Published in 2011.This is Volume 6 of the library collection of seven on Natural Resource Management and gives an analysis of the structure, physical characteristics, economics and a survey of the world copper industry and of the problems with which policy makers and students of the industry are currently concerned. There is heavy emphasis on foreign investment in mining, especially in the Third World copper producing countries.

    Introduction 1 Overview Brief History of Copper 2 The Physical Characteristics of the Copper Industry 3 World Markets for Copper: An Institutional Analysis 4 Copper Prices and Costs: An Historical Review 5 U.S. Demand for Copper: An Introduction to Theoretical and Econometric Analysis 6 Quantitative Analysis of Supply 7 International Copper Price Stabilization and Cartels 8 Investment in the Copper Industry: Practices and Approaches 9 Foreign Investment in Copper Mining 10 Conflict Resolution in Mine Development Contracts: Some Recent Examples 11 Some Economic Issues in Nationalization, Exploration, and the Rate of Exploitation of National Mineral 12 World Copper Resources, Mine Capacity, and Future Demand 13 Special Problems in the Future Supply of Copper 14 Summary and Conclusions

    Biography

    Raymond F. Mikesell

    '...manages to integrate a great deal of information about the copper industry into a cohesive whole. Obviously, this book will be used by future students and writers on the copper market as a valuable reference guide.' National Association of Recycling Industries