Copper 2003: Volume I - Plenary Lectures, Economics and Applications of Copper

Copper 2003-Cobre 2003 fifth in a series of international conferences devoted to the economics, the mineral processing, the extractive metallurgy, the environment and the applications of copper. The 1987 and 1995 conferences were hosted by Chile, whereas the 1991 and 1999 conferences were held, respectively, in Ottawa, Canada and Phoenix, USA. The 61 papers presented in Volume I address key issues on: copper industry strategies, economics, analysis and outlook of product applications, copper materials science, and models which integrate the mine and processing methods. This volume includes the plenary lectures, which contain a lucid analysis of the resent position of the industry as well as views of its future strategic trends.