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Did You Know?…Mineral FACTS: · More than 30 minerals are needed to make a computer · Zinc makes the average automobile last longer - 17 pounds of zinc protect it from rust. Another 20 pounds are used to make zinc die cast parts like door handles and locks, and each tire contains ˝ pound of zinc, which is needed to cure rubber. · In one day, to maintain our standard of living, 18 million tons of raw material must be mined, cut or harvested to meet the demands of US citizens for "things and stuff", about 150 pounds for every man, woman and child. · In one day, 23 million photographs are snapped, more than 29 acres of wallet-size photos. · Zinc is found in hundreds of products, including vitamins, cereals, cosmetics, pet food, paints, fertilizers, tires, batteries, ointments, shampoos, soaps and pharmaceuticals. · Copper is essential in the human diet. It helps iron-rich foods make red hemoglobin in the blood. In fact, it is essential for the normal healthy growth and reproduction of all higher plants and animals. · Internet usage eats up about 70 million tons of coal each year in the form of coal-fired electricity. Even huge turbines used to generate wind power couldn't be made without mined minerals such as zinc and copper · A modest-sized house contains more than 430 pounds of copper · It has been estimated that the first mile of the earth's crust contains 204,000,000 million tons of zinc, under dry land, while the seabed under the oceans holds another 16,000 tons. · Zinc is recyclable. More than one-third of the zinc consumed in North America is produced from recycled material. Over 2 million tons of zinc are recycled annually. Zinc can be recycled again and again and still maintain its properties. This means that zinc can be recycled forever. |
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