What are minerals?
What are minerals used for?
How are mineral deposits formed?
What are mineral resources and mineral reserves?
What is the status of the mineral resources for the United States?
What are some of the environmental effects of mineral exploitation?
What are some of the social impacts of mineral exploitation?
Mineral exploitation is a necessity. Mineral exploration, mining, and
processing will continue to alter landscapes and generate pollutants. What can
be done to minimize the adverse environmental impacts of mineral
exploitation?
Ecolinks On The Web
- http://www.usgs.gov/ - - The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) home
page.
- http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/ - - This USGS website has a wide range of
options available to access information about mineral resources and
mining.
- ttp://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/stat/ - - This USGS website
provides a subdirectory of important minerals. Click on a mineral in the
list to find out more information about its uses and status.
- http://pubs.usgs.gov/publications/text/dynamic.html - - This USGS website
contains graphics and text explaining the theory of plate
tectonics.
- http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/state/index.html#pubs - - Metal and mineral resources are listed by state.
- http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/country/index.html#pubs - - Metal and mineral resources are listed by country.Metal
and mineral resources are listed categorically.
- http://minerals.er.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/myb/ - -
- http://www.lawrence.edu/dept/anthropology/wolf/wolf.html#2 - - A
proposed zinc-copper sulfide mine in Wisconsin could threaten the Wolf
River.
- http://ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/geology/goldrush.html - - A brief
history of the California Gold Rush.
- http://mineral.galleries.com:80/default.htm - - A description of
mineral classes and minerals.
- http://mbendi.co.za/indy/ming/mingsa.htm#Introduction - - South
Africa has extensive reserves of many important and strategic minerals.
- http://utstdpwww.state.ut.us/~ugs/mintable.htm - - Strategic minerals
located within the newly established Grand Staircase-Escalante National
Monument, Utah..
- http://www.mms.gov/ - - The U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals
Management Service (MMS) homepage
- http://www.mms.gov/omm/intermar/george.html - - Offshore mining
information from the MMS.
- http://www.osmre.gov/astart3.htm - - The U.S. Department of the
Interior, Office of Surface Mining homepage.
