Request for Question Clarification by
pafalafa-ga
on
23 Sep 2005 12:54 PDT
Unlike oil, metals don't get "used up" by use, so that they tend to
stay around and in circulation for a long, long, time. In fact, steel
is the most widely recycled material in commerce:
http://www.worldsteel.org/faq_what.php
Of the 960 million tons of steel produced in 2003, more than 60% of it
was produced from recycled steel. Steel is the world's most recycled
material; indeed one of the two major steel production techniques uses
exclusively 100% recycled steel...
In addition, most commercial metals are pretty widely available in
enormous quantities in the earth's crust. So...it's unlikely that
metals will run out any time soon.
If you'd like information beyond what I just posted, let us know what
sort of information you need to make for a complete answer to your
question.
Cheers,
pafalafa-ga
