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Organizations relating to Minerals
World Mining Congress / Katowice, Poland / Est. 1958
World Sand Sculpting Academy / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1990
Federation of European Zeolite Associations / Zagreb, Croatia / Est. 1995
Scientific Association of European Talc Industry / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1977
Nordisk Gipspladeforening / Copenhagen, Denmark
Federación Latinoamericana de Trabajadores de las Industrias Metalúrgicas, Mecanicas y Mineras / Buenos Aires, Argentina / Est. 1991
European Perlite Association / Harrisburg PA, USA
Iberoamerican Society of Osteology and Mineral Metabolism / Est. 1992
Association for the Study of Marble and Other Stones in Antiquity / Saragossa, Spain / Est. 1988
Federation of European Mineral Engineering Programs / Delft, Netherlands
European Association of Feldspar Producers / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 1996
European Asbestos Removal Association / Est. 1980
Barytes Association, The / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2000
European Speciality Minerals Association / Brussels, Belgium
European Manufacturers of Feed Minerals Association / Brussels, Belgium
Vermiculite Association / Lincoln, UK / Est. 1948
International Diatomite Producers Association / Washington DC, USA
PROMETIA / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2014
ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Est. 1984
International Mineral Processing Council / Carlton VIC, Australia / Est. 1968
European Zeolites Producers Association / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2006
International Society for Archaeological Prospection / Portsmouth, UK
Perlite Institute / Harrisburg PA, USA / Est. 1949
European Minerals Foundation
Interoceanmetal Joint Organization / Szczecin, Poland / Est. 1987
International Bone and Mineral Society / Chicago IL, USA / Est. 1980
International Mesothelioma Interest Group / Chicago IL, USA / Est. 1991
International Marine Minerals Society / St Petersburg FL, USA / Est. 1987
Minerals, Metals and Materials Society / Pittsburgh PA, USA
Responsible Minerals Initiative / Alexandria VA, USA / Est. 2008
European Bitumen Shingle Organization / Est. 1994
EUROMINERALS - Confederation of Learned/Engineering Societies in the Mineral Industry / Est. 1990
Fédération de l'industrie granitière européenne
Association of European Slate Producers / Est. 1990
European Sand Sculptors Association / Est. 1991
South Pacific Asbestos Association
European Manufactured Marble Association / Est. 1981
IAGOD Commission on Tectonics of Ore Deposits / Washington DC, USA / Est. 1970
IAGOD Commission on Thermodynamics of Ore Forming Fluids / Moscow, Russia
IAGOD Commission on Ore Deposits in Mafic and Ultramafic Rocks / Milton Keynes, UK / Est. 1987
IAGOD Commission on Placer Deposits / Moscow, Russia
IAGOD Commission on Paragenesis / Tübingen, Germany
IAGOD Commission on Industrial Minerals and Rocks / Redruth, UK
The Building Limes Forum / Edinburgh, UK / Est. 1992
International Sand Collectors Society / North Haven CT, USA / Est. 1969
International Symposium on Environmental Issues and Waste Management in Energy and Minerals Production
European Mineralogical Conference / Est. 2012
Convention Concerning Safety in the Use of Asbestos / Geneva, Switzerland / Est. 1986
Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage Resulting from Exploration for and Exploitation of Seabed Mineral Resources / Est. 1977
Convention on the Regulation of Antarctic Mineral Resource Activities / Est. 1988
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World Problems relating to Minerals
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialThreatened habitats of bare sand
Underutilization of tar sands as an energy source
Excessive reliance on mineral fertilizers
Health hazards of asbestos
Deterioration in soil fertility
Threatened species of Felis margarita scheffeli
Environmental hazards from non-metallic mineral products industries
Restrictive practices in mineral fuels trade
Long-term shortage of metalliferous ores and metal scrap
Long-term shortage of crude fertilizers and crude minerals, excluding coal, petroleum and precious stones
Environmental hazards from mineral exploitation of seabed resources
Copper ore and concentrates shortage
Brine disposal
Action Strategies relating to Minerals
From the Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human PotentialStimulating exploitation of natural resources
Developing mineral resources
Making geological analyses of potential mineral resources
Refining mineral ores
Biodiversity prospecting
Managing caves
Restoring beaches
Developing gemology
Banning asbestos
Mining solid minerals
Mining seafloor minerals
Marketing bauxite
Regulating energy mineral leasing
Developing bauxite industry
Helping countries uncover mineral wealth
Studying mineral resources
Discovering foundational minerals
Using asbestos
Developing biotechnologies for environmentally sustainable use of mineral resources
Developing sufficiency policies on mineral resources
Conserving mineral resources
Depleting mineral resources
Growing soil conserving plants
Monitoring steel industry
Exploring for basic minerals
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