Published in
Nature Research, Nature Geoscience, 11(6), p. 892-894, 2013
DOI: 10.1038/ngeo1947
Links
Tools
Road map to mineral supply
Journal article published in 2013 by
Richard J. Herrington 
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
Full text: Download
Published version:
archiving forbidden
Data provided by 
Abstract
Access to metals and minerals is restricted mostly by geopolitical constraints, and not by a shortage of mineable deposits. In the face of rising demand, a full inventory of these commodities — in the Earth’s crust as well as in recyclable waste — is urgently required.