Harper touts Canada’s mining industry

Machjo

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Really?
At the present rate of consumption, educated estimates of running out of resources goes like this;
indium(used in lcd monitors): 4-13 years
silver: 9-29 years
lead: 8-42 years
antimony(used in pharmaceutical drugs): 13-30 years
tin: 17-40 years
uranium: 19-59
zinc: 34-46 years
copper(wire, plumbing, pennies): 38-61 years
nickel: 57-90 years
Looking for is not finding.

Interesting. Where did you get those figures?

Again, when we're talking about national policy, anything less than 70 years has to be considered short-term. When it comes to national economic policy, 70 years passes in a flash.
 

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Really?
At the present rate of consumption, educated estimates of running out of resources goes like this;
indium(used in lcd monitors): 4-13 years
silver: 9-29 years
lead: 8-42 years
antimony(used in pharmaceutical drugs): 13-30 years
tin: 17-40 years
uranium: 19-59
zinc: 34-46 years
copper(wire, plumbing, pennies): 38-61 years
nickel: 57-90 years
Looking for is not finding.
You might want to check out my link from Sabina gold,they alone have a mine plan that outlasts those crazy numbers and thats just one mine. 29 years? Riiiiiight!

No kidding,I dont know what to say......



Wonder how many years for coal? 2 or 3?

What he isnt telling us is that this is done for the country of Luxembourg.
 

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Ignorance laughs. So, you disagree? Then show the amount of those minerals that is left and then show the rate of consumption of them.

You might want to check out my link from Sabina gold,they alone have a mine plan that outlasts those crazy numbers and thats just one mine. 29 years? Riiiiiight!
So, you disagree? Then show the amount of those minerals that is left and then show the rate of consumption of them. Anything to show that the estimates are not accurate?


No kidding,I dont know what to say......
Well, you might try showing the amounts of those minerals that are left and then showing the rate of consumption of them.

Wonder how many years for coal? 2 or 3?
Look it up.

What he isnt telling us is that this is done for the country of Luxembourg.
Are you sure?

www.oecd.org/dataoecd/61/43/42440224.pdf

I did find this but I don't have time to read it right now because it's pretty long.



Thanks.
You're welcome. There's lots of info about minerals and the rate of consumption we are using them up.
 

Machjo

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There's alot of back and forth about how many resources are available. On Google there are links from various mining companies and from the Green Party. While any of them could be factual and biassed, none of them are particularly reliable as neutral commentators. The OECD link I'd included is about the only neutral link I'd found, but then it's a long document and it might still not answer the question.

Certainly there ought to be some government of Canada site giving a clear answer to this we would hope.
 

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Like all consumption rates they vary wildly. What's your point?
lol Can't provide either. I see. Ok, how about the average rate of consumption to date.

My point is that it's ridiculous to assume that just because there may seem to be an abundance of something, there's reason to believe that it is endless.
If there is one person using up the apples on an apple tree at the rate of 2 a day, how long will it take the tree to run out of apples? If that person has kids that each eat apples at the rate of two a gay, how long will the tree supply apples?
 

petros

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Apples have five seed pockets or carpels. Each pocket contains seeds. The number of seeds per carpel is determined by the vigor and health of the plant.

You get a minimum of 5 new trees per apple.
 

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Apples have five seed pockets or carpels. Each pocket contains seeds. The number of seeds per carpel is determined by the vigor and health of the plant.

You get a minimum of 5 new trees per apple.
DUH Trees take time to grow. They certainly don't grow in one season. I said TREE, not trees.

How about the average rate of consumption of minerals to date?
 

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Either come up with lucid, cogent, and relevant replies or just don't bother replying.

As many as it takes.
Is there a shortage of iridium or is the demand increasing?

Do you want some? I have some in the basement, it's from the K/T boundary that I picked up at Ravenscrag.