Minerals, critical minerals, and the U.S. economy / 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.

Minerals are part of virtually every product we use. Common examples include copper used in electrical wiring and titanium used to make airplane frames and paint pigments. The Information Age has ushered in a number of new mineral uses in a number of products including cell phones (e.g., tantalum) a...

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Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Critical Mineral Impacts on the U.S. Economy, National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Earth Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies
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Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2008.
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