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All Sorts of Minerals Play Important Roles in the Everyday Lives of Americans
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DID YOU KNOW THAT--IN ONE YEAR--MOST AMERICANS USE OVER A HUNDRED NEWLY MINED MINERALS. THESE MINERALS GO INTO EVERYDAY ITEMS, LIKE CELL-PHONES, LAPTOPS, CARS, LIFESAVING MEDICAL-DEVICES, AND EVEN BUILDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE "NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION", MINERALS FROM ALUMINA TO ZINC ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE PRODUCTS THAT WE USE EVERY DAY: WE DON'T SEE THEM--BUT WE COULDN'T GET ALONG WITHOUT THEM. MINERALS ALSO CREATE JOBS, POWER THE ECONOMY, AND STRENGTHEN NATIONAL-SECURITY. THE U-S PRODUCES SUCH MINERALS AS GOLD, IRON-ORE, COPPER, AND ZINC. SOME OF THE MOST-INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES--LIKE WIND-TURBINES, SOLAR-PANELS, LAPTOPS, AND SMART-PHONES--USE THESE AND OTHER MINERALS. INDEED, A TYPICAL HOUSEHOLD-COMPUTER USES MORE THAN 66 MINERALS. THAT'S WHY THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT THE NATION NEEDS PUBLIC-POLICIES TODAY THAT WILL LET U-S-PRODUCERS MEET TOMORROW'S MINERAL-NEEDS. TO LEARN MORE, VISIT "MINERALS-MAKE-LIFE"-DOT-ORG.
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