Nickel Economically recoverable Technically recoverable Molybdenum Zinc Cobalt Titanium Iron from ore Copper Lead 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Years left available, at present rates of consumption
Nickel Economically recoverable Technically recoverable Molybdenum Zinc Cobalt Titanium Iron from ore Copper Lead 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 Years left available, at present rates of consumption
Applications and Investigations in Earth Science (9th Edition)
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Chapter1: The Study Of Minerals
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For some metals, very little of the technically recoverable reserves are economically profitable to extract, but for others this percentage is higher. Which metal has the highest proportion of its technically recoverable reserves that are economically recoverable? What percentage is economically recoverable? Which metal has the smallest proportion of its technically recoverable reserves that are economically recoverable? What is this value?
Transcribed Image Text:Nickel
Economically recoverable
Technically recoverable
Molybdenum
Zinc
Cobalt
Titanium
Iron from ore
Copper
Lead
50
100 150 200 250 300 350 400
Years left available, at present rates of consumption
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