Why is conservation of mineral resources essential? Explain any three methods of conserving mineral resources.

Industry and agriculture depend on minerals and the substances manufactured from them. We are rapidly consuming mineral resources that require millions of year to be renewed. The natural rate of replenishment is very small in comparison to the present rates of consumption. minerals resources are finite and non-renewable. Due to a decrease in good quality and there extraction process the costs of mineral extraction is increasing.

Mineral conservation can be done by:

1. Use of mineral resources in a planned and sustainable manner.

2. Improve technology to allow the use of low-grade ores at low costs.

3. Recycle metals.

4. Use scrap metals and other substitutes.