Subject: Mineral Economics

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Mineral economics and statistical information can be found in many sources, including books, government publications, journal articles, online databases, and websites. This web page is a brief survey of some available sources; which ones you use will depend in part on your research topic.

Contents: Books | Journals | Databases | Government | Minerals Industry/Energy | International | Further Resources
Books
  • Catalyst Online Library Catalog: Information about items this library owns - books, journals, CSM theses, government publications and maps. Books are classified and shelved by LC Call Number.
  • Prospector: A unified catalog for many libraries in Colorado and Wyoming, including CSM. Prospector Items can be requested online using your CSM ID and sent/returned to our Library.
  • WorldCat: A unified catalog for over 30,000 libraries worldwide.  You can create Interlibrary Loans within WorldCat.

Book Suggestions (Reference, call numbers HD9506 through HD9624)

  • World Mineral Statistics. British Geological Survey
  • Metal Statistics
  • Non-Ferrous Metal Yearbook. American Bureau of Metal Statistics.
  • Metallstatistik. World Bureau of Metal Statistics
  • Oil and Gas Journal Data book
  • Quarterly Statistics, Oil, Gas, Coal, and Electricity
  • Roskill reports on metals and minerals (various titles, kept in Reference office)
Journals
Use Journal Title Browse in Basic Search in Catalyst to see if we subscribe to a journal, what years and formats we own, and where it is located.
  • In general, journals are shelved alphabetically by journal name
  • The latest issue of some journals is in the Browsing Area (Floor 2)
  • Some journals have a full text electronic version (use the E-Pubs page)
  • Journals in microfiche format are in cabinets in the computer lab area ( Floor 2)
Databases

The Library subscribes to over 100 databases in many subject areas. Most lead to citations (sometimes to full text) for journal articles, others contain mostly financial and statistical data. Connect  from the Databases page.

  • Journal articles and company financial information (Business and Economics subject category)
    • Business Source Premier  includes full text from ~3600 journals, including the Journal of Economic Literature (Indexed from 03/01/1969 through present ; Full Text: 03/01/1963 through present with delay of 36 Months due to publisher restriction).
    • Econ Lit indexes ~600 journals, books, and working papers on economics
  • General subject category
    • Academic Search Premier includes full text from ~4700 journals in all areas of research
    • Expanded Academic Index includes full text from ~2000 journals in all areas of research
    • Dissertation Abstracts Graduate students should use this database to see what research has already been done in their thesis area.
  • Statistical data (Government & Law & Patents subject category)
    • STAT-USA U.S. business, economic and trade community information
    • Lexis-Nexis Statistical international, national, state, government, and private statistical coverage
    • Fedstats gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
  • Most databases have good online help. Some have links from search results back into our Catalog. Most allow you to download and/or e-mail search results.
  • Look at the detailed version of a few hits; examine the keywords (may be called descriptors, subject terms, etc.). Use these to improve or focus your search strategy.
Government Resources
Use Catalyst to search for these titles; most have online versions
  • National Income and Product Accounts of the United States
  • Survey of Current Business
  • IFS CDROM International Monetary Fund
  • Statistical Abstract of the United States
  • Historical Statistics of the United States
  • Economic Report of the President
Minerals Industry and Energy Websites
Selected International Websites
Further Resources