Mineral resources
INTRODUCTION FOR MINERAL RESOURCES
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Mineral Resources are essential to our modern industrial
society and they are used everywhere.
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A geologist defines a mineral as a naturally occurring
inorganic solid with a chemical composition and crystal
structure( regular arrangement of atoms)
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Minerals are the ingredients of rock and solid coherent.
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Examples of Minerals used in our daily
lives
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Minerals can be found in batteries, jet engines and other
modern technologies.
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Graphite is often referred to as the most stable form of of
carbon.(as a writing tool-pencil)
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Used in construction, engineering and chemical industries.
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More Examples
 Every
cell in our bodies uses Phosphorus because it
promotes growth and energy.
 Railway,
computers, cars, skyscrapers in modern
society depends upon the exploitation of mineral
resources.
 Essential
for industrial and economic development of
nations.
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Naturally Occurring:
Must be formed by
natural processes,
meaning a mineral
cannot be man- made,
manufactured, or
created in a laboratory.
Coal: 7.4 billion
tonnes Iron: 4.6
billion tonnes
Bauxite: 289
million tonnes
Phosphate rock:
276 million tonnes
Gypsum: 267.1
million tonnes.
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The elements within
minerals give those
minerals distinct and useful
properties.
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Some Metal And Minerals By Production
Rank
Metal/Mineral
2019 Production
(millions of metric tons)
Rank 1
Sand and Gravel
50,000
Rank 2
Cement
4,100
Rank 3
Iron and Steel
3,200
Rank 4
Iron Ore
2,500
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 USING
MINERALS WOLRDWIDE
Salt is not a mineral resource. It’s not formed
by natural processing
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Minerals can be conserved in the following
ways:
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Reduce wastage in the process of mining.
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Recycling of metals using scrap metals.
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Use of alternative renewable substitutes.
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Use of mineral resources in a planned and sustainable
manner.
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Use of improved technologies to allow the use of lowgrade ores at low costs.
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