Is Mining Important?

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Is Mining Important?

• By
• Dr Kenneth J Reid
• Professor Emeritus, University of Minnesota
• Member, Board of Directors, SME Twin Cities Sub
  Section
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  June 2014

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Consider a World without Mining

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No Iron Ore
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No Steel
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No Limestone
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No Cement
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No Sand
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No Crushed Rock
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No Concrete
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Without Concrete and Steelthere would be

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No Skyscrapers
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No Shopping Malls
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No Supermarkets
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No Sports Stadiums
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No Hospitals
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No Cities

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No Roads
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No Rails
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No Bridges
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No Harbors
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No Airports
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No Cars
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No Trucks
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No Trains
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No Ships
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No Planes
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Without Infrastructure and TransportationNo
Local Commerce

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No Interstate Trade
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No Global Trade
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Also Without Concrete and Steel There would be
No Dams
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No Water Pumps
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No Water Towers
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so No Water
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If there were No Potash Mines
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and No Phosphate Mines
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There would be No Fertilizers
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and No Crops

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so No Feed for Animals
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and No Food for Humans
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• So Are Mines Important?

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Without a Doubt

• Absolutely everything
• we depend on is either made from Earth Resources
  or relies on
• Earth Resources for its
• production and distribution

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Copies of this Presentation can be obtained from
the Minerals Education Coalition website
mineraleducationcoalition.orgor mii.org

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