Case 11: Southport Minerals‚ Inc. 1. What did Southport Minerals confront in 1964? Did the Firstburg investment opportunity fit well with Southport’s needs in 1970? Southport confronted a period of tightening supplies and rising sulfur prices which lead to a sharp increase in profitability for the company. Profit after tax had jumped from $12.8 million in 1963 to $15.3 million in 1964 increasing its EPS to 1.00 a share while still maintaining a dividend of .60 a share while actually lowering
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Vitamins and Minerals Vitamins and minerals are essential nutrients that every cell needs. Vitamins can function like hormones or as antioxidants. Minerals are essential to important bodily functions such as producing energy‚ growing‚ and healing. Minerals are required for fluid balance‚ development‚ nervous system maintenance .Minerals and vitamins‚ function as coenzymes and participate in enzymatic reactions in the body. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies can affect the brain many different ways
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mining‚ dams and their effects on forests and tribal people b. Water Resources: Use and over-utilisation of surface and ground water‚ floods‚ drought‚ conflicts over water‚ dams – benefits and problems. c. Mineral Resources: Use and exploitation‚ environmental effects of extracting and using mineral resources‚ case studies. 16 20 20 22 22 23 26 30 32 d. Food Resources: World food problems‚ Changes in landuse by agriculture and grazing‚ Effects of modern agriculture‚ Fertilizer/ pesticide problems
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3.MINERALS AND POWER RESOURCES A naturally occurring substance having a definite chemical composition is called a mineral.Minerals are found in certain areas only and not every where. Minerals are formed in different conditions and human activities do not play any role in their formation. Instead only natural processes are involved . Minerals are identified on the basis of their physical properties like colour ‚density ‚hardness and chemical properties like solubility. On the basis of composition
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processes. It alters the intrinsic properties such as chemical structure‚ composition and density of the minerals that the rock is made up of. A rock’s susceptibility to Chemical Weathering depends on the stability of the minerals in it. Rock is composed of minerals that are generally quite stable at the time of formation. When there is variation in the surrounding environment‚ some minerals tend to become unstable. Chemical reactions take place when the rock comes into contact primarily with water
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Part 2 Deep ocean mining is an alternative to land mining in search of minerals such as copper‚ gold‚ manganese or cobalt among other minerals. The minerals on land are being depleted owing to the increasing demand for these minerals‚ and this makes the deep sea bed an alternative to the exploitation of minerals. The fact that the water bodies cover a huge part of earth’s surface makes deep sea mining even more viable option. It is a discussion
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Economic Importance of Natural Resources The mineral resources constitute a vast potential wealth of our country and varieties of mineral resources are available in all countries namely; iron‚ manganese‚ mica‚ bauxite‚ gypsum‚ titanium‚ thorium‚ uranium‚ chromium etc.‚. These mineral resources‚ when used‚ in a prudent and judicious manner have the powers to convert a developing country into a developed country. Iron: Iron ore plays a key role in the industrialization of a nation and some developing
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controls toward this problem‚ while ensuring the smooth running of the industries‚ and also helping to create strong economy and employment. The world of today could not exist without mineral products. Canada produces about 60 minerals and ranks first among producing countries1. As well‚ Canada is the largest exporter of minerals‚ with more than 20 per cent of production shipped to world markets2. In a typical year‚ the mining industry is responsible for almost 20 per cent of Canada’s total export earnings3
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Question 1 of 34 3.0/ 3.0 Points What mineral is specimen A? A.gypsum B.calcite C.quartz Correct D.pink microcline (feldspar) Answer Key: D Question 2 of 34 3.0/ 3.0 Points Specimen B has A.a dull or earthy luster. B.a silky luster. C.a metallic luster. Correct D.a glassy luster. Answer Key: D Question 3 of 34 3.0/ 3.0 Points The hardness of Specimen B is A.< 2.5 B. 2.5–3.5 C.3.5–4.5 D.4.5–5.5 Correct E. > 5.5 Answer Key: E Question 4 of 34
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Over the years the name Evian ha s become synonymous with French mineral water. And as the world’s leading exporter‚ the company produces an astounding 1.4 billion litres of water each year‚ which is imbibed by supermodels‚ celebrities and civilians in over 120 countries across five continents. Part of the multinational Danone Group‚ Evian is the number one imported mineral water in Hong Kong . Crisp‚ fresh and full of minerals ‚ it is not hard to understand why Evian enjoys such popularity
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