''Industrial Minerals'' (''IM'') publication is a specialist online service, supported by a monthly print magazine, covering all aspects of the non-metallic minerals industry, represented by its tagline: "from mine to market". It covers worldwide pricing, news, analysis and data on more than 70 minerals.
History
''Industrial Minerals'' was formed in 1967 as a spin-off from its parent publication, ''
Metal Bulletin
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History
What was later known as ''Metal Bulletin'' was started in 191 ...
'' (''MB''), which had previously covered the industrial applications of
mineral sands
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.
In 1995, ''IM'' launched ''Mineral PriceWatch'' (MPW) publication and ''North American Minerals News'', a monthly newsletter which ceased in 2002.
Metal Bulletin PLC, owner of ''Industrial Minerals'', was bought in 2006 by
Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC, owned by
Daily Mail and General Trust
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for 221 million
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s (408 million dollars).
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Monthly magazines published in the United Kingdom
Magazines established in 1967