The Non-Energy Mineral Industries of Post-Soviet Russia

Abstract

The paper surveys regularities in the organization, economic status, and activities of the non-energy mineral industries in independent Russia. It synthesizes the findings of detailed studies of eight key mineral commodities, as well as general information on other non-energy minerals and on general economic conditions, to derive generalizations believed to be applicable to the sector as a whole. The analysis encompasses such factors as domestic production and consumption, exports, the severing of traditional interrepublican supply linkages, elements of economic reform (e.g., in export licensing, privatization), international tenders, and conservation and secondary recovery. 1 table, 18 references.