Database Name:ECOMINE
Acronym:ECOMINE
Producer:BGRM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (France)
Type of Information:Bibliographic
Group(s):BUSINESS & ECONOMY, INDUSTRIES, LEGISLATION, METALS/ALLOYS/COMPOUNDS, MINERAL RESOURCES, MINING
Database Description:Contains citations, with abstracts, to worldwide literature on the mineral industry. Covers: costs; financing and investment; reserves of ore deposits (metallic and nonmetallic ores, coal, oil and gas); mining feasibility studies; production, consumption, and import/export data on raw materials; metal and mineral market and trade data; fiscal and mining legislation; activities of mining companies; and transformation of raw materials into industrial products.
At the BGRM / MineralInfo site, this database has open access.
At the BRGM website, maps, reports, other publications, photos and images and numerical data can also be freely accessed .
Information Sources:Trade and scientific journals, technical reports, books, conference proceedings, and reports from national and international agencies. Corresponds to the monthly press review "ECOMINE".
Time Span:Since 2000
Numer of Records:More than 7,000
Language:French
Updating Frequency:Monthly
Distributors:MineralInfo (database online)
French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transportation and Housing (publication available online for the last 3 years)