Mineral Resources Factsheet
Minerals are essential to modern life—if we can’t grow a material, we must mine it. This document explains what minerals are, why they’re valuable, how they’re used in industry, technology, diet, and green energy, and how different countries source and regulate mineral resources. A plain text version is available at Mineral Resources.
Topics
- minerals
- chemical elements
- mineral resources
- industrial minerals
- construction minerals
- gemstones
- ore extraction
- kaolin
- quartz
- rare earth elements
- lithium
- renewable energy materials
- geothermal metals
- hydroelectric materials
- conflict minerals
- responsible sourcing
- sustainability
- resource management
- geology