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How long before the Earth's bounty runs out - a future history

Marc Howe | September 05, 2012 | 11:37 pm Base Metals Energy Precious Metals Coal Copper Gold Silver 

Scientific American provides a detailed, hypothetical response to the question which has no doubt crossed the mind of anyone involved with the mining sector - how long before the Earth's bounty of resources runs out? The venerable US science magazine...

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