1979年11月20日至21日英国召开了有关战略矿产资源的讨论会。会议是由采矿及冶金研究所和工程学会组织的,这是继1979年3月、5月召开的这方面问题的第三个会议。与前两次会议不同的是有许多政府工作人员也参加了会,英国工业部副部长出席了开幕式并发表了讲话。会后专门出了一本书(《Arailability of Strategic minerals》)。由于英国主要靠外国供应 From November 20 to November 20, 1979, the United Kingdom held a seminar on strategic mineral resources. The meeting was organized by the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Engineering Society, which is the third meeting in this area in March and May 1979. Unlike the previous two meetings, many government workers attended the meeting as well. Vice Minister of Industry attended the opening ceremony and delivered a speech. A special book (Arailability of Strategic minerals) came out after the meeting. Because Britain mainly rely on foreign supply