Globalism to localism

Living with minerals 4Shaping UK minerals policy

7 November 2011

Living with minerals 4

Globalism to localism

Shaping UK minerals policy

Strain on natural resources a growing issue

Water availability already an issue in South East and East Anglia

Land needed for energy crops may reduce capacity to grow food

Food supply chains may change significantly

Must replace declining nuclear capacity over next 10 years

Increased renewables capacity is also needed

Will carbon capture systems appear fast enough to enable

increased coal production?

UK…a net importer of oil and gas - and that could increase…gas storage capacity is limited…shale gas potential is significant but stalled

Can we really reduce our dependence on

fossils fuels?

UKDemand for food, water and energy on the

increase

Will sources of supply increase at the same rate?

…population likely to rise by

10 million by 2027

What about the other minerals so essential to our economy?

Aggregates - the largest single flow?

Will the current inter-regional model become disrupted by ‘localism’?

Most indigenous production cannot be replaced by imports

Brick clay and cement are the next biggest flows

Will domestic energy and carbon policy on taxation and regulation drive

operators offshore?

Then what?

Same CO2 from production, Increased CO2 from transport,

Higher costs but no environmental gain

What about silica sand for the glass industry?

Same issues could drive operatorsoffshore

How is Government responding?

Who owns all this?

Where does it join up?

Can it join up with current structure of Government?

Can it join up with current structure of Government?

Possibly, but it will need help

Minerals industry and its stakeholders are ready to advise and assist

UK Minerals Forum – a proven and positive process

Gaining traction but a long way to go…

Natural resources – water, food and energy are linked to minerals

Construction and manufacturing industries

depend on supplies of minerals

Access to minerals is vital to a manufacturing-

led recovery

It has to all join up if demand is to be met

by sustainable supply…

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For building our homes

• Aggregates, stone & clay for the structure

• Limestone, clay, lime & sand for the cement & mortar

• Silica sand for the glass

• Gypsum for the plasterboard

• China clay for the paints and paper

• Barytes for the paints, rubber and plastic

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For living in our homes

• Ball clay, china clay and clays for ceramics, tableware and sanitaryware

• Limestone for toothpaste

• Silica sand to filter water

• Fluorspar for refrigerants

• Sands for cleaning and adhesives

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For our travel

• Stone and sand for roads and runways

• Stone ballast for railway tracks

• Iron ore for steel

• Foundry sand for casting machinery

• Salt for safety

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For our food & energy

• Lime and potash for fertilisers

• Salt for flavour and preservatives

• Coal for power and heat

• Barytes for oil and gas exploration

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