m56.    How can we increase mineral resource supplies?

The U.S. treasury could gain about $2 billion over the next five years if the mineral industry were taxed on the same basis as other industries. Another solution is to find new land-based mineral deposits. Exploration requires a willingness to spend lots of capital and to take risks. For 10,000 possible deposits for a given resource, only 1,000 are worth exploring, only 100 justify drilling, and only 1 will become a producing mine or well.  

g06.    What are some of our energy resources?

g16.    What is matter?

g17.    Is some matter more useful than other matter?

g21.    Can we mine the oceans?

g22.    What is soil?

g23.    What are some characteristics of soil?

g27.    How fast are supplies of mineral being used up?