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Organizations relating to Minerals
World Sand Sculpting Academy / The Hague, Netherlands / Est. 1990
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
Federation of European Mineral Engineering Programs / Delft, Netherlands
European Asbestos Removal Association / Est. 1980
Barytes Association, The / Brussels, Belgium / Est. 2000
Vermiculite Association / Lincoln, UK / Est. 1948
International Diatomite Producers Association / Washington DC, USA
ASEAN Federation of Mining Associations / Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia / Est. 1984
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
Responsible Minerals Initiative / Alexandria VA, USA / Est. 2008
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 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
United Cement, Lime and Gypsum Workers International Union / Est. 1939
Fédération de l'industrie marbrière de la Communauté économique européenne / Est. 1965
Association of Asbestos Victims of the European Communities / Ternat, Belgium / Est. 1994
Centre d'études et de recherches des fabricants de fibres isolantes minérales
Bureau international technique du spathfluor / Est. 1974
European Federation of Palaeontological and Mineralogical Societies
African Industrial Minerals Network / Yaoundé, Cameroon / Est. 1998
International Minerals and Fossils Exchange / Berlin, Germany
Tile, Marble, Terrazzo, Finishers, Shop-Workers and Granite Cutters International Union / Alexandria VA, USA / Est. 1877
Asociación Latinoamericana de Mineralurgia
European Thematic Network on Mining and Mineral Processing / Est. 2002
Forum for International Mineral Development / Jakarta, Indonesia / Est. 1983
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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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