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Aspects in Mining & Mineral Science

Appeasing the Thirst for Rare-Earth Elements in Human Overpopulation with Novel Mining Strategies

Submission: April 24, 2019; Published: May 10, 2019

DOI: 10.31031/AMMS.2018.02.000549

ISSN : 2578-0255
Volume2 Issue5

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Human population has been rising continuously since the end of the Black Death, around the year 1350, although the most significant increase has been since the 1950s, mainly due to medical advancements and increases in agricultural productivity. While the rate of population growth has been declining since the 1980s, the absolute total numbers are still increasing. Recent rate increases in several countries previously enjoying steady declines are also apparently contributing to continued growth in total numbers. The United Nation (UN) population forecast of 2017 was predicting the total world population will be between 10-12 billion people by year 2100.

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