Minerals, critical minerals, and the u.s. economy

Auteur :
Committee on Critical Mineral Impacts of the U.S. Economy / Committee on Earth Resources / Board on Earth Sciences & Resources / Division on Earth and Life Studies / National Research Council
Éditeur :
National Academies Press
ISBN :
9780309112826
Date de publication :
11 mars 2008
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Minerals are part of virtually every product we use. Baseline information on minerals is collected at the federal level, but no established methodology has existed to identify potentially critical minerals. This book develops such a methodology and suggests a federal initiative to collect and analyze the data needed to support this type of tool.