- Industrial minerals are important, but often overlooked, commodities essential to our daily lives.
- The U.S. is 100 percent dependent on imports for 17 minerals and more than 50 percent importdependent on 46 minerals – many of which are industrial minerals.
- In light of this dependency, the U.S. must examine and develop technological and policy sol…
- Industrial minerals are important, but often overlooked, commodities essential to our daily lives.
- The U.S. is 100 percent dependent on imports for 17 minerals and more than 50 percent importdependent on 46 minerals – many of which are industrial minerals.
- In light of this dependency, the U.S. must examine and develop technological and policy solutions to increase domestic mining of industrial minerals, especially for those that may be sourced locally.
- For the minerals that can be produced in the U.S., reliance on imports results in increased natural resource demand associated with the transportation of these commodities (including greenhouse gas...