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The Continuing Debate Over The Exhaustion Of Nonfuel Mineral Resources

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The author examines the various views of mineral scarcity, distinguishing between the physical view and the economic view of exhaustion, with the aim of clarifying where the debate stands now and why.

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  • John E. Tilton, 1977. "The Continuing Debate Over The Exhaustion Of Nonfuel Mineral Resources," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 1(2), pages 167-173, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:1:y:1977:i:2:p:167-173
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.1977.tb00055.x
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    1. Richard N. Cooper, 1975. "Resource Needs Revisited," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institution, vol. 6(1), pages 238-245.
    2. Harold Hotelling, 1931. "The Economics of Exhaustible Resources," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 39, pages 137-137.
    3. Richard L. Gordon, 1967. "A Reinterpretation of the Pure Theory of Exhaustion," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 75, pages 274-274.
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