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asked Jul 27, 2017 in Geography by Kundan kumar (49,132 points) ● 34 ● 381 ● 1015

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Mineral resources need to be conserved because they are limited. It takes billions of years for them to be replenished in nature. Continued extraction of ores leads to increasing costs of extraction and a decrease in quality as well as quantity.
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