A study on the emerging issues related to trade and investment in mineral sector in Asia and the Pacific. This publication presents the status of mineral resources development and mineral industry in sixteen ESCAP countries.

Annexes include mineral sector statistics of selected countries.

Countries covered in this publication are: Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, The Islamic Republic of Iran, The Lao People's Democratic Republic, The Republic of Korea and Viet Nam.