It is rich in mineral resources (especially marble and salt), and gypsum, silver ore, and feldspar are mined; there is a sulfur plant at Sambhar Salt Lake.
Alluvial tin and columbite mining provide minerals for export; cassiterite, coal, limestone, iron ore, antimony, and marble are abundant mineral resources.
Some officials are worried about a swath of small mines — for gemstones, marble, chromite and other resources — that are out of the state's control and might be fueling the insurgency.
FATA boasts vast, untapped mineral resources including marble and semi-precious stones whose extraction is limited due to a lack of equipment, infrastructure and investment.
Processing calcium-rich natural resources, such as marble and mussel seashells, into biomimetic products could constitute an environmentally-friendly and economically sustainable alternative given their geographical widespread.
The Severan Marble Plan is a key resource for the study of ancient Rome, but only 10-15% of the map survives, broken into 1,186 pieces.
The interior of Georgia has coal deposits (notably at Tqvarchʿeli and Tqibuli), petroleum (at Kazeti), and a variety of other resources ranging from peat to marble.
Although Belize generally lacks natural resources, mineral production includes clays, limestone, marble, sand, and gravel for the construction industry.
Mineral resources include iron, lead, and gold, and fine marble is quarried in the Sierra Nevada of the Baetic Cordillera.
"Working with salvaged wood, marble, and other materials helps reduce waste and saves natural resources," says Elliott Maltby, principal at the eco-conscious Brooklyn-based architecture firm Thread Collective.
