Exhaustion of mineral resources
- Depletion of mineral resources
- Long-term shortage of mineral resources
Nature
Industrial development has placed increasing demand on the available mineral resources. These resources are non-renewable and methods of recycling tend to be inadequate.
Incidence
In particular, hydrocarbons and metalliferous ores are extracted without considering long range availability.
Claim
At present rates of consumption, minerals due to run out within 50 years are copper, lead, mercury, nickel, tin and zinc.
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Value
SDG
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(D) Detailed problems
Biological classification
N/A
Subject
Content quality
Unpresentable
Language
English
1A4N
D9357
DOCID
11493570
D7NID
133900
Last update
May 19, 2022