The global financial crisis is affecting supply and driving up prices, claimed speakers at the fourth Living with Minerals conference in London, UK. Michael Forrest finds out what is shaping UK policy.It has been three years since the Living with Minerals conference last put the spotlight on the state of the minerals industry in the UK and its future. A lot has changed since 2008 and even more in the world economy. Minerals, together with agriculture, form the basis of the UK manufacturing industry, but the global recession has taken its toll.
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