Peak nothing: Recent trends in mineral resource production

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1903-1906

  Rustad, James R ^a  

^a Corning Incorporated ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RECENT TRENDS;

HELIUM; LITHIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS;

MINERAL RESOURCES;

COBALT; COPPER; GERMANIUM; HELIUM; LITHIUM; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; PLATINUM; TELLURIUM; ZIRCONIUM;

COPPER; EXPERIMENTAL MINERALOGY; GROWTH CURVE; HELIUM; LITHIUM; LOGISTICS; MINERAL RESOURCE; RARE EARTH ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGY;

EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; LOGISTIC MODELS; METALS; MINERALS;

EID: 84856762863     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203065g     Document Type: Article

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