1. Chapter 13: Nonfuel Minerals
Introduction
Reserves and Resources
Availability of Major Minerals
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2. Reserves and Resources
Figure 13.1: The distinction between reserves and resources is a function of both cost of recovery and degree of certainty.
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3. U.S. Reliance on Selected Mineral Imports
U.S. Net
Import
U.S. Net Import
Bauxite
100
Iron 19
Chromium 78
Lead 24
Cobalt 74
Magnesium 45
Copper 37
Nickel 58
Gold
Exporter
Platinum 87
See Table 13.1 for total production, major producing regions, and other details.
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4. Availability of Major Minerals
Geology of Mineral Deposits
Variations in Reserves and Resources
World Reserves and Resources
U.S. Production and Consumption
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Mineral Prices
Figure 13.2: Highly variable pricing of selected minerals for the period 1900 to 2000.
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Mineral Production
Figure 13.3: Domestic production of many ores has varied greatly over the period 1900 to 2000, but no long-term trend in production is observed.
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Mining Value Added
Figure 13.4: Total value added by nonfuel mineral production, 1997.
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U.S. Metal Mining
Figure 13.8a: Major areas of production for non-precious metals.
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9. U.S. Precious Metal Mining
Figure 13.8b: Major areas of production for precious metals.
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10. Strategic Minerals and Stockpiling
Cobalt
Chromium
Manganese
Platinum
Critical Minerals
Copper
Nickel
Vanadium
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11. Mining Impacts and Policy
Environmental Considerations
Social Impacts
Nonfuel Minerals Policy
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12. Conserving Minerals Reuse, Recovery, Recycling
Recycling Rate (U.S.)
Aluminum 36
Magnesium 39
Chromium 24
Nickel
Copper 32
Tin 29
Iron & steel 55
Titanium 50
Lead 63
Zinc 27
See Table 13.2 in text for details.
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13. Exploitation, Conservation, Preservation 4e
ISSUES
13.1: The New Gold Rush: Prospecting Is Poison
13.2: Living with Boom and Bust
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