Our Future Dependence on Foreign Minerals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9763350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alan Mara Bateman (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1952 |
| Volume | 281 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 25-32 |
| Publication date | 1952-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000271625228100104 |
| OpenAlex | W2095078326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Lakes, in Pennsylvania, and in Alabama. For there, coal and iron ore met, and the fusion of the energy of fuels and the solidity of metals spelled industrial growth that developed into industrial might. Today, similar developments are taking place in Russia. Those who holdl the purse strings of mineral resources hold power. It is startling to realize that the rise of the industrial age has so accelerated the demand for minerals that we have dug and consumed more mineral resources within the period embraced by the two world wars than in all preceding history. This insatiable demand for minerals to feed the hungry maw of industry and armament has made sources of supply that we used to think were adequate, now look relatively small, and sources of large supply are becoming fewer and fewer. Our domestic mineral reserves have
Business · Geochemistry · Geology · Mining Techniques and Economics
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1960 - 1960 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |