USGS (minerals information)'s Profile

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USGS (minerals information)
Member Since:
May 1, 2007
Member Name:
USGS.minerals
Last Logged in:
May 1, 2007
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The USGS Minerals Information Teams mission is to collect, analyze, and disseminate information on the domestic and international supply of and demand for minerals and mineral materials essential to the U.S. economy and national security. Examples of mineral materials are cement and steel.

The Teams goal is to provide decision makers with the information required to ensure that the Nation has an adequate and dependable supply of minerals and materials to meet its defense and economic needs at acceptable costs related to environment, energy, and economics.

The public and private sectors rely on USGS minerals information to understand better the use of materials and the ultimate disposition of materials in the economy to use national resources efficiently, and to forecast future supply and demand for minerals. Domestic and international minerals information is used in the analysis of policies, in formulating plans to deal with shortages and interruptions in supplies of minerals, and in the development of strategies to maintain a competitive position in the global economy.

The USGS Minerals Information Team also conducts analyses of and develops information on minerals-related issues, including minerals conservation, sustainability, materials flow, availability, and the economic health of the U.S. minerals industry.

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USGS (minerals information)'s Content

Title Role Content Type Website Date
Ruthenium Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Recycled aggregates Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Materials flow of mercury in the economies of the United States and the world Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in lacrosse sticks Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in pogo sticks Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in tennis rackets Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in the Winter Olympics Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Materials and economic growth Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in baseball bats Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in bicycle frames Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in free weights Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Material use in golf equipment Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
History of mineral policy in the United States Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Computer recycling Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Cell phone recycling Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Arsenic use in the United States Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010