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ADVANCED ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES DEPEND ON MINERALS INCLUDING RARE EARTHS, COPPER AND ZINC.
12
1980
16
2002
60
2012
THE NUMBER OF MINERALS USED IN COMPUTER CHIPS HAS INCREASED FIVE TIMES SINCE 1980.
UNTAPPED U.S. MINERAL RESOURCES CAN UNLOCK $6.2 TRILLION WORTH OF KEY MINERALS.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Department of Defense