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                                                 (a) Explain the need for conserving our mineral resources. Give three methods of conserving mineral resources.                                                                            Or Why do we need to conserve mineral resources?                                    Or Explain three measures to be followed for the conservation of minerals. (b) What values you have learnt from the  above question?

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                  (a) Industry and agriculture are much dependent on mineral deposits and the substances manufactured from them. Since they take millions of years to be created and are depleting because of the rapid consumption, they need to be conserved. The rate of formation of mineral resources is much smaller than their current rates of consumption. Methods for conserving mineral resources can be (i) We should plan our use of these resources in a sustainable manner. (ii) We should improve our technologies to use lower grade ores at lower costs. (iii) Recycling of metals, using scrap metals and other non-mineral substitutes should be employed where feasible. (b) From the above question I have learnt that everyone should conserve our mineral resources because the formation of these resources is much smaller than their current consumption.