Mining of industrial minerals was insignificant to Bhutan’s economy except for the production of ferrosilicon. The country’s rugged terrain provides sites to harvest hydropower, which has driven rapid growth in the transport and construction sectors, including the startup of a number of local cement operations.[1]
- ^ Kuo, Chin S. "The Mineral Industries of Bhutan and Nepal". 2006 Minerals Yearbook. U.S. Geological Survey (October 2007).
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