Mineral Resources

And its impact in

the
Environment
FABIN RICARDO MORENO BUSTOS
MILDRED MAGALY GRANADOS.


MINERALS AND HUMAN USE
If we see our breakfast for example we can see that you specise
with salt , that is a product of the earth , You probably drank from a
glass made primarly of quartz-sand , ate food from dishes made
from clay Our society depends on the availibity of mineral
resources[1] If you read for example a book the paper probably
made using clay fillers other Only see your pone or your laptop
these have at least 50 minerals of different types.
Without mineral resources modern tecnological civilization as we know it would
not be possible.
The value of domestic minerals produced from mining was about $57.1 billion
dollars
Minerals can be considered our nonrenewable heritage from the geologic past.

RESOURCES AND RESERVES DIFERENCES BETWEEN THEM (MINERAL)
What is a resource?
A Mineral Resource can be defined as concentration of naturally occurring
material in any state (solid , liquid or gas) in or on the crust of the earth in a form
that can now potentially be extracted at profit.
What is reserve?
A reserve is the portion of a resource that is identified and is currently available to
be legally extracted at a profit.

The distinction between resource and reserves therefore , is base on current
geologic , economic and legal factors.



AVAILAVBITY AND USE OF MINERAL RESOURCES
Earths mineral resources can be divided based on how we use them:

- Elements for metal production and tecnology
- Building materials
- Minerals for the chemical industry
- Minerals for agriculture.
GEOLOGY OF MINERAL RESOURCES
LOCAL CONEXTRATIONS OF METALS
Generally we can found minerals in ore , the term ore is sometimes
applied to natural occurring minerals that can be extracted for a
profit.
The locations where ore is found have anomalously high
concentrations of these minerals.
Economically for mining or explote a mining one of the parameters
that we must be in account is the concentration factor. The
concentration factor of a metal is the ratio of its necessary
concentration in ore for a profitable mining
Minerals Resources Based On
Geologic Process Formation
IGNEOUS PROCESSES
METAMORPHIC PROCESSES
SEDIMENTARI PROCESSES
BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES
WEATHERING PROCESSES
Biological
processes
ORGANISMS ARE ABLE TO FORM MANY KINDS OF
MINERALS, SUCH AS THE VARIOUS CALCIUM AND
MAGNESIUM CARBONATE MINERALS IN SHELLS AND
CALCIUM PHOSPHATE IN BONES
Another important source of phosphorus is guano, which
accumulates where there are large colonies of nesting sea birds
and a climate arid enough for the guano to dry to a rocklike
mass.

phosphorus
Weathering processes
Weathering is responsible for concentrating some materials to the point
at which they can be extracted at a profit
Other minerals from the sea
Mineral resources in seawater or on the bottom of the ocean are vast
and, in some cases, such as magnesium, nearly unlimited.
Environmental impact of mineral
development
Many scientists and other observers fear that, as population increases
place more demands of minerals resources, the world will face a
resources crisis.
Other impacts of mineral:
Impact of mineral exploration and testing
Impact of mineral extraction and processing
Air pollution
Both extraction and processing operation have adverse effects on air
quality.
Smelting has realest enormous quantities of pollutants into the
atmosphere, including sulfur dioxide, a major constituent of acid rain
an snow.
Other impacts
Impact on the biological environmental: physical changes in the
land, soil, water, and air associated with mining directly and
indirectly affect the biological.
Social impact: the social impact of large-scale mining results from a
rapid influx of workers into areas unprepared for growth.
Solution the impact of mineral
Minimizing the impact of mineral development
Environmental regulation
Biotechnology

Recycling mineral resources
Minerals and sustainability
Sustainable development and mineral use do not appear to be
compatible. Sustainability is a long-term concept that includes finding
ways to provide future generations a fair share of earths resources,
and over time, nonrenewable mineral resource are consumed.