mineral resources
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɪnərəl rɪˈsɔrsɪz/
- Specialized
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recursos minerales
- The authority is not only a regime designed to manage the exploitation of the mineral resources of the deep ocean floor.
- mineral resources of the seabed
- mineral resource exploitation
- vast mineral resources
The Philippines also contributed agricultural and mineral resources to the Allied war effort, Edward Camp writes.
- The Philippines also contributed agricultural and mineral resources to the Allied war effort, Edward Camp writes.
- But more importantly, it can be also seen as like a mineral resources and the earth, the keeper of the kind of the earth and soil and stuff like that.
Examples
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Similarly, attempts to mine the oceans' mineral resources may endanger fishing industries.
Academic text (1992) -
Shortly after peaceful independence from Britain in 1966, a vast supply of mineral resources, including diamonds, was discovered.
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The central provisions of the law failed to establish a property rights system for mineral resources.
Blog text (31) -
Eventually, the human race will have consumed all the non-renewable mineral resources.
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Third, the value of mineral resources on the continental shelf has led states to claim this wealth for their own nationals.
Academic text (1992) -
Both countries appeared to be primarily interested in controlling the vast and rich mineral resources of the DRC.
Academic text (2002) -
Afghanistan has a huge number of mineral resources which, if they are stewarded appropriately, could frankly make the state solvent.
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The International Seabed Authority has gained near-universal support for its role in managing the exploitation of the mineral resources of the deep seabed.
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The government in Juba, 98 percent of whose revenue comes from oil, is now racing to get international mining companies into the south to explore its mineral resources and thus help the government diversify its sources of revenue.
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The United States has some of the richest mineral resources in the world.
Synonyms
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2.1
Things from nature that people use for energy, food, or money
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3.0
A material found in nature that people use, like water or oil
How Abundant
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'mineral' denotes naturally formed inorganic substances and 'resource' denotes materials available for use, so combining them clearly yields 'natural materials that can be used/extracted.' This noun+noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic compositional pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Mineral resources The noun mineral resources comes from the simple idea of useful things under the ground: mineral means a natural rock, metal, or oil in the earth and resources are things people can use or sell. So, it means 'materials like coal, oil, and metals that are dug up and used or sold'.