An Analysis of the Minerals Situation in the United States: 1989-2040

Resources Program and Assessment Staff, Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Forest Service

No 386108, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Tables included: Value of nonfuel and fossil fuel mineral production per capita by state, 1985 --- Categories of mineral resources --- U.S. consumption vs. world consumption, 1983 --- Demands for selected minerals and energy, 1955 to 1985, with projections to 2040 --- Trends in domestic fossil fuel consumption 1949-1985 --- Consumption of energy (quadrillion Btu) by source, 1977-1986, with projections to 2000 --- Trends in domestic non-fuel indicator mineral consumption, 1949-1985 --- Summary of projected base case energy consumption --- Projections for energy demand through 2040 [coal, oil, gas, nuclear] --- U.S. total demand projections in the year 2000 --- Net fossil fuel imports as a percent of consumption, 1960-1986 --- Minerals of which the United States is among the top three world producers --- Domestic and world supply, demand and reserve base for non-fuel minerals, 1985 --- Recycling of non-fuel minerals as a percent of consumption, 1986 --- Minerals high In strategic risk, major producing nation(s) --- Estimated production of selected minerals on national forest land for 1986 compared to total national production.

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Demand and Price Analysis; Environmental Economics and Policy; International Relations/Trade; Land Economics/Use; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy; Risk and Uncertainty (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50
Date: 1989-09
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.386108

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