2018-19 EARTH SCIENCES SEMINAR SERIES

John F. H.Thompson

Metal Demand,Mineral Deposits,and Sustainability

THURSDAY Nov 15 | 12:00pm | Seminar Room

Coffee will be served!

Predicting metal and mineral demand in the future is challenging given

current changes in energy markets, technology, new materials, and

human needs. Regardless, most scenarios predict continuing increases in

demand for infrastructure metals, and rapidly expanding but volatile

demand for the critical metals and minerals needed for modern technology

and clean energy. Meeting demand increases while striving to satisfy

global sustainability goals will be difficult, particularly when reliance on

economies of scale results in less metal or mineral products per unit of rock

with resultant energy, water and waste challenges.

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