US resources policy: The 1982 report to congress |
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Authors: | Priscilla G McLeroy Thomas D Braschayko WCJ van Rensburg |
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Institution: | The authors are all at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA |
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Abstract: | This paper analyses the extent to which the new Reagan mineral policy will encourage increased US production, substitution, recycling and conservation, domestic stock-piling and diversification of foreign supplies. Major inadequacies of the mineral policy are the transfer of responsibility for research and development from the government to the unprepared private sector, the lack of emphasis on short-term research and development in mineral processing technology, and the lack of coordination between minerals policy and national security and foreign policy. However, overall the policy is a positive step towards reducing the current US minerals supply vulnerability. |
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Keywords: | Minerals International politics USA |
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