{"id":9039,"date":"2024-11-06T19:10:23","date_gmt":"2024-11-06T19:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/?p=9039"},"modified":"2025-01-02T20:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-01-02T20:44:20","slug":"here-comes-the-2024-mineral-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northamericanmining.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/06\/here-comes-the-2024-mineral-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Here comes the 2024 mineral baby"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Overall, The Total Amount Of Resources That Every American Born In 2024 Will Need In Their Lifetime Is 3.06 Million Pounds.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Mark S. Kuhar<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Let\u2019s welcome the 2024 Mineral Baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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 infographic known as the \u201cMineral Baby.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compiled by the Minerals Education Coalition (MEC), the 2024 Mineral Baby details the estimated amount of minerals, metals and fuels that an American born this year will use in their lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mineral Baby infographics are created using statistics from the National Mining Association and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in combination with life expectancy data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control. These statistics represent an entire year and thus utilize figures from the previous year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Compared to last year, increases were observed in key resources such as cement and clays used in construction, phosphate rock used primarily as an essential ingredient in fertilizer and silver, which among many applications is a conductor that makes solar energy possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, the total amount of resources that every American born in 2024 will need in their lifetime is 3.06 million pounds, clearly demonstrating how important mining and minerals are to our daily lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cOftentimes, we take for granted all of the heavy lifting that goes into ensuring a supply of the mined materials needed to sustain the life of every individual,\u201d said David L. Kanagy, Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) executive director and CEO. \u201cWe encourage educators and the general public to utilize and share these eye-opening metrics, which give us all a better understanding of how modern life works.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Governments worldwide continue to rely on the extraction and processing of natural resources to ensure a high standard of living for their citizens. In the United States, there is an ongoing bipartisan push to develop a strategy around the mining and processing of the critical minerals needed to diversify the energy economy and decrease reliance on foreign imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This comes during a time in which SME is calling for the establishment of a National Materials and Minerals Council to facilitate these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the 2024 USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, \u201cMinerals remained fundamental to the U.S. economy, contributing to the real gross domestic product at several levels, including mining, processing, and manufacturing finished products.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Per their data, in 2023, the estimated total value of nonfuel mineral production in the United States was $105 billion, an increase of 4% from the revised total of $101 billion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


For more information, visit mineralseducationcoalition.org\/stats<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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