Question

What do you understand by conservation and management of minerals.

Answer 1

The reserves of minerals are limited. This is an exhausting resource.

If minerals are used indiscriminately, their reserves will soon be exhausted and further development will be stunded.

Therefore, these is a need that it should be used in such a way that the minerals can be available for future generations also, so they should be used in a planned manner.

Conservation measures —

• Care should be taken to minimize wastage in the process of mining and refining
• New reserves should be discovered
• In order to save the minerals, materials should be used in their place
• In so far as circular use of potential should be encouraged.