Where have all the metals gone

Book · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1976

OSTI ID:7321617

Roper, L D

Analysis of the United States minerals production data shows that at least fifteen metals have already peaked in production. The mineral fuels crude oil and natural gas are very near their peaks. The fact that most metals have peaked in production is consistent with the fact that most metals are more than fifty percent imported. Chapter One discusses the minerals crisis. The next three chapters summarize data on various metals: highly depleted U.S. metals (gold, platinum group, mercury, manganese ore, chromite, silver, lead, cadmium, zinc, tin, beryl, niobium--tantalum); moderately depleted U.S. metals (tungsten ore, selenium, tellurium, iron ore, bauxite, rutile, ilmenite, vanadium, nickel); and depletion of U.S. mineral fuels (crude oil, natural gas, coal). An overview of the U.S. metals and minerals is given in Chapter Five. Chapter Six presents possible futures for the U.S. in energy, materials, and population. (MCW)

• OSTI ID: 7321617
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
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ABUNDANCE
ALKALINE EARTH METAL COMPOUNDS
ALUMINIUM ORES
AVAILABILITY
BAUXITE
BERYL
BERYLLIUM COMPOUNDS
BERYLLIUM SILICATES
CADMIUM
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHROMIUM
COAL
CONSUMPTION RATES
ECONOMIC IMPACT
ELEMENTS
ENERGY SOURCES
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GLOBAL ASPECTS
GOLD
IRON ORES
LEAD
MANGANESE
MERCURY
METALS
MINERAL RESOURCES
MINERALS
NATURAL GAS
NICKEL
NIOBIUM
NORTH AMERICA
ORES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
PLATINUM
PLATINUM METALS
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PRODUCTION
REFRACTORY METALS
RESERVES
RESOURCE DEPLETION
RESOURCES
SELENIUM
SEMIMETALS
SILICATES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILVER
TANTALUM
TELLURIUM
TIN
TITANIUM
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
TUNGSTEN
USA
VANADIUM
ZINC