Download or read book Guidelines and Practices in Evaluation and Development of Industrial Minerals and Offshore Aggregates in Asia. Volume 12, Mineral Concentrations and Hydrocarbon Accumulations in the ESCAP Region Series written by United Nations. Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and published by UN. This book was released on 2001 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Industrial minerals, unlike metallic minerals, are valued for their physical and chemical properties. A thorough knowledge of both properties is essential when designing laboratory evaluation programmes and in deciding which beneficiation methods are appropriate to meet industry specifications. This publication provides guidelines in evaluation and development of industrial minerals and offshore aggregates and reports on current developments and problems in non-metallic sector and offshore minerals in selected countries of the Asia-Pacific region.