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Explain in detail the conservation of minerals |
| Answer» Importance of conservation of Minerals:\tMineral resources are being rapidly consumed which takes millions of years to be created and concentrated.\tMineral resources are finite and non-renewable\tContinued extraction of ores leads to increasing costs as mineral extraction comes from greater depths along with decreasing quality.The three measures to conserve minerals are:\tIt should be used in a planned a sustainable manner.\tImproved technology needs to be constantly evolved to allow use of low grade ores at low costs.\tSome of the metals are recyclables.\tScrap of metal can be used and sore other substitute can be found. | |