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  2. Non-renewable resource - Wikipedia

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    A coal mine in Wyoming, United States. Coal, produced over millions of years, is a finite and non-renewable resource on a human time scale.. A non-renewable resource (also called a finite resource) is a natural resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means at a pace quick enough to keep up with consumption. [1]

  3. Resource - Wikipedia

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    Non-renewable resources are formed over very long geological periods. Minerals and fossils are included in this category. Since their formation rate is extremely slow, they cannot be replenished, once they are depleted. Even though metals can be recycled and reused, whereas petroleum and gas cannot, they are still considered non-renewable ...

  4. Silver - Wikipedia

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    Silver is often found as a by-product during the retrieval of copper, lead, zinc, and gold ores. [12] Silver has long been valued as a precious metal. Silver metal is used in many bullion coins, sometimes alongside gold: [13] while it is more abundant than gold, it is much less abundant as a native metal. [14]

  5. Natural resource - Wikipedia

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    They replenish easily compared to non-renewable resources. The waters of the White Nile River are a key natural resource for Uganda. Non-renewable resources: These resources are formed over a long geological time period in the environment and cannot be renewed easily. Minerals are the most common resource included in this category.

  6. Mining - Wikipedia

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    Mining in a wider sense includes extraction of any non-renewable resource such as petroleum, natural gas, or even water. Modern mining processes involve prospecting for ore bodies, analysis of the profit potential of a proposed mine, extraction of the desired materials, and final reclamation or restoration of the land after the mine is closed. [2]

  7. Silver mining - Wikipedia

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    Silver mining required large amounts of mercury to extract the metal from ore. In the Andes, the source was the Huancavelica mercury mine; Mexico was dependent on mercury from the Almadén mercury mine in Spain. Mercury had a high adverse environmental impact. [26] Silver was extremely valuable in China, and became a global commodity.

  8. Category:Non-renewable resources - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Non-renewable resources" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. World energy resources - Wikipedia

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    Renewable resources are available each year, unlike non-renewable resources, which are eventually depleted. A simple comparison is a coal mine and a forest. While the forest could be depleted, if it is managed it represents a continuous supply of energy, vs. the coal mine, which once has been exhausted is gone.