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Cited in Sheehy by the title Financial Times Mining International Year Book, and referred to in the preface as the Mining Year Book, this is, by any name, the standard international reference on the mining industry, now in its 107th year of production. The greater part of the volume provides narrative, production, and financial details of major companies involved in the mining and processing of metals and minerals worldwide. This section is arranged alphabetically by company name. A geographical index and a product index enable users to identify those companies in particular countries or extracting particular minerals. A separate section on leading mining/metals associations and institutes is also included. Distributed in the US and Canada by Gale Research. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.