Table Of Contents - Foreword

The ?Milos Conferences? is an activity of the non-profit organization ?Milos Conference Center - George Eliopoulos?, located on the island of Milos, Greece. The objective of the ?Milos Conferences? is to create the conditions for interaction among different disciplines of academia and industry, and dissemination of the cutting edge between scientific and technological development. The young scientists are our special aim. The governing body of the ?Milos Conferences? is the ?Milos Conferences Council?. The president of the Council is Mrs. Kitty Kyriacopoulos - founder of the ?Milos Conference Center - George Eliopoulos?, and the members are from academia and industry. The planning and the organization of all conferences are carried out by the ?Heliotopos Professional Congress Organizers? in Athens. The venue is always the ?Milos Conference Center - George Eliopoulos? on the island of Milos. The ?Milos Conferences? comprise of different conference series, each devoted to a general subject. This book covers the proceedings of the ?International Conference on Sustainable Development Indicators in the Mineral Industries?, (SDIMI), a conference of the series under the general title ?Restoring the Natural Balance?.