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Minerals: A Nonrenewable Resource

The distribution and abundance of minerals vary widely. Chile and the United State are rich in copper, for example where as South Africa and Russia is rich in manganese. Because minerals are generally located in underground deposit, obtaining and processing then causes environmental damage, including land disturbance and air soil and water pollution. In the future, reserves are depleted, it may make increasing economic sense to exploit minerals in areas that are currently   inaccessible   (such   as   Ant; newly discovered mineral deposits developing countries), and in deep J cling is an increasingly important "so minerals because it requires less in waste and pollution than the production and consumption of virgin ore.

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  ●  USES OF MINERALS

  ●  MINERAL DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE

  ●  HOW MINERALS FOUND AND EXTRACTED

  ●  ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS

  ●  MINERAL RESOURCES: AN INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

  ●  INCREASING OUR MINERAL SUPPLIES

  ●  EXPANDING OUR SUPPLIES THROUGH SUBSTITUTION AND CONSERVATION