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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815200203321

Titolo

Minerals, critical minerals, and the U.S. economy [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Critical Mineral Impacts on the U.S. Economy, Committee on Earth Resources, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-30019-5

9786611300197

0-309-11283-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (264 p.)

Disciplina

333.80973

Soggetti

Nonfuel minerals - Economic aspects - United States

Mines and mineral resources - Economic aspects - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Critical Minerals""; ""2 Minerals and Materials Uses in the United States""; ""3 Availability and Reliability of Supply""; ""4 Applying the Matrix""; ""5 Mineral Information and Possible Initiatives in Research and Education""; ""6 Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""APPENDIX A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff""; ""APPENDIX B: Workshop Agenda and Participants""; ""APPENDIX C: Glossary""; ""APPENDIX D: Periodic Table of Elements""