Author: MACKENZIE B W
Title: Nickel - Canada and the World
Description: Mineral Resources Division Department of Energy Mines and Resources Ottawa, Ottawa, 1968. Softcover. Fine Condition. Mineral Report 16. xi, 176 pages, size 9.75 inches tall by 6.5 inches, with an index in card covers. 'Nickel is essentially a space-age metal, although -it has been used in natural alloys since the dawn of civilisation. The second half of the 19th century saw the beginning of important developments in nickel, and since then demand for it has rapidly increased, particularly within the last decade, when-the world nickel industry has seen marked expansion. Although in the initial chapters of Nickel - Canada and the World the author outlines technical aspects of the industry, such as geology, exploration, mining and processing, primary emphasis is placed on economic aspects. Reserves of nickel and the resource base are stressed, as are commercial forms of the metal and their uses. The author has highlighted corporate history, operations and developments in Canada and abroad, the role of nickel in the Canadian economy, and world supply and demand. Grateful acknoledgment is made to The International Nickel Company of Canada, Limited, Falconbridge Nickel Mines, Limited, Sherritt Gordon Mines Limited and others for valuable assistance in compiling this volume. Prepared by Mineral Resources Division Department of Energy, Mines and Resources Ottawa '. Book - in Fine [much better than Very Good] card covers - minor creasing to the corners and faint marking to the verso covers. Contents, Fine, clean, bright and tightly bound, previous owner's name. Dust Jacket - Near Fine [better than Very Good] - minor chipping to the extreme corners and extreme ends of the spine. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Engineering; Paperback; Inventory No: F296-1153.

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