Thorium: Crustal abundance, joint production, and economic availability
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DOI: 10.1016/j.resourpol.2015.02.002
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Keywords
Availability; Thorium; Joint production; Cumulative availability curve; Mine cost curve;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- Q31 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation - - - Demand and Supply; Prices
- L72 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Primary Products and Construction - - - Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Other Nonrenewable Resources
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