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Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1996. Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Challenges for Earth Scientists. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9077.
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MINERAL RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABILITY: CHALLENGES FOR EARTH SCIENTISTS

Committee on Earth Resources

Board on Earth Sciences and Resources

Commission on Geosciences, Environment, and Resources

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C. 1996

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1996. Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Challenges for Earth Scientists. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9077.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

Support for this study was provided by the National Science Foundation (any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation).

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COVER: The cover depicts a landscape typical of terrains that host a number of metallic ore deposits. The original art was done by Larry Jacox and has been reproduced courtesy of the Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.

Copyright 1996 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

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Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1996. Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Challenges for Earth Scientists. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9077.
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COMMITTEE ON EARTH RESOURCES

CAREL OTTE, Jr., Chair, Independent Geologist,

LaCañada, California

PHILIP H. ABELSON,

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, D.C.

SAMUEL S. ADAMS, Minerals Consultant,

Lincoln, New Hampshire

JOEL DARMSTADTER,

Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.

RODERICK G. EGGERT,

Colorado School of Mines, Golden

MARCO T. EINAUDI,

Stanford University, California

NORMAN H. FOSTER, Independent Petroleum Geologist,

Denver, Colorado

CHARLES G. GROAT,

University of Texas, El Paso

PERRY R. HAGENSTEIN,

Resources Issues, Inc., Wayland, Massachusetts

DONALD C. HANEY,

University of Kentucky, Lexington

PHILIP E. LAMOREAUX,

P.E. LaMoreaux and Associates, Inc., Tuscaloosa, Alabama

SUSAN M. LANDON,

Thomasson Partner Associates, Denver, Colorado

JILL D. PASTERIS,

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

JONATHAN G. PRICE,

Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology, Reno (Beginning March 1, 1995)

NOEL TYLER,

The University of Texas at Austin

W. FRANK WEST,

PACO Minerals, Inc., Dallas, Texas

National Research Council Staff

JONATHAN G. PRICE, Staff Director (Through February 1995)

CRAIG M. SCHIFFRIES, Staff Director (Beginning June 1995)

WILLIAM E. BENSON, Senior Program Officer

JUDITH L. ESTEP, Administrative Assistant

VERNA J. BOWEN, Administrative Assistant

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1996. Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Challenges for Earth Scientists. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9077.
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BOARD ON EARTH SCIENCES AND RESOURCES

J. FREEMAN GILBERT, Chair,

University of California, San Diego

GAIL M. ASHLEY,

Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey

THURE CERLING,

University of Utah, Salt Lake City

MARK P. CLOOS,

University of Texas at Austin

WILLIAM R. DICKINSON,

University of Arizona, Tucson

JOEL DARMSTADTER,

Resources for the Future, Washington, D.C.

MARCO T. EINAUDI,

Stanford University, California

NORMAN H. FOSTER, Independent Petroleum Geologist,

Denver, Colorado

CHARLES G. GROAT,

University of Texas, El Paso

DONALD C. HANEY,

University of Kentucky, Lexington

SUSAN M. KIDWELL,

University of Chicago, Illinois

PHILIP E. LAMOREAUX,

P.E. LaMoreaux and Associates, Inc., Tuscaloosa, Alabama

SUSAN M. LANDON,

Thomasson Partner Associates, Denver, Colorado

J. BERNARD MINSTER,

University of California, San Diego

ALEXANDRA NAVROTSKY,

Princeton University, New Jersey

JILL D. PASTERIS,

Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

EDWARD C. ROY, JR.,

Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas

National Research Council Staff

JONATHAN G. PRICE, Staff Director (Through February 1995)

CRAIG M. SCHIFFRIES, Staff Director (Beginning June 1995)

THOMAS M. USSELMAN, Associate Staff Director

INA B. ALTERMAN, Senior Program Officer

WILLIAM E. BENSON, Senior Program Officer

ANNE M. LINN, Senior Program Officer

CHARLES MEADE, Program Officer

LALLY A. ANDERSON, Staff Associate

VERNA J. BOWEN, Administrative Assistant

JENNIFER T. ESTEP, Administrative Assistant

JUDITH L. ESTEP, Administrative Assistant

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1996. Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Challenges for Earth Scientists. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9077.
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COMMISSION ON GEOSCIENCES, ENVIRONMENT, AND RESOURCES

M. GORDON WOLMAN, Chair,

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

PATRICK R. ATKINS,

Aluminum Company of America, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

JAMES P. BRUCE,

Canadian Climate Program Board, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

WILLIAM L. FISHER,

The University of Texas, Austin

GEORGE M. HORNBERGER,

University of Virginia, Charlottesville

DEBRA KNOPMAN,

Progressive Foundation, Washington, D.C.

PERRY L. McCARTY,

Stanford University, California

JUDITH E. McDOWELL,

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Massachusetts

S. GEORGE PHILANDER,

Princeton University, New Jersey

RAYMOND A. PRICE,

Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada

THOMAS C. SCHELLING,

University of Maryland, College Park

ELLEN SILBERGELD,

University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore

STEVEN M. STANLEY,

The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

VICTORIA J. TSCHINKEL,

Landers and Parsons, Tallahassee, Florida

National Research Council Staff

STEPHEN RATTIEN, Executive Director

STEPHEN D. PARKER, Associate Executive Director

MORGAN GOPNIK, Assistant Executive Director

GREGORY SYMMES, Reports Officer

JAMES MALLORY, Administrative Officer

SANDI FITZPATRICK, Administrative Associate

SUSAN SHERWIN, Project Assistant

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1996. Mineral Resources and Sustainability: Challenges for Earth Scientists. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/9077.
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