Overall, The Total Amount Of Resources That Every American Born In 2024 Will Need In Their Lifetime Is 3.06 Million Pounds. By Mark S. Kuhar Let’s welcome the 2024 Mineral Baby. For decades, the amount of minerals, metals and fuels that an American born in the current year will need in their lifetime has been presented in an iconic educational…
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Behold the Minerals Baby
By Mark S. Kuhar The Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Inc. (SME) has released the 2014 “Minerals Baby” graphic. Each year, the amount of minerals and energy fuels needed for the average American is incorporated into the iconic graphic. This year’s statistics reflect an increase of more than 24,000 lb. during a lifetime…
Read MoreAggregates Poster, Calendar Part of Earth Science Week Toolkit
The Minerals Education Coalition (MEC) of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration Foundation (SMEF) is partnering with the American Geosciences Institute (AGI) to support Earth Science Week 2014. MEC’s new poster “Hard Rock and the Rolling Stones: Aggregates” and the “Aggregates Matter” activity calendar page are part of AGI’s Earth Science Week Toolkit. The back of MEC’s aggregates poster has four…
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