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>> Excuse me for being a little abrupt here, but if you are asking this >> type of basic question, just where is the rest of your >> data/information coming from? I can't help but wonder if you really >> have the knowledge to cover the subject. Fair question. I simplified my introductory comments at the start of this thread. I am actually writting about what I call a "placeless" world in the 21st century. One section on one chapter deals with resources. A number of journal articles have discussed a popularized debate between Paul Ehrlich (a population doomsdayer) and Julian Simon (an optimist). Simon posits that resources are unlimited, and I'm trying to understand the dynamics of that hypothesis. >> . . .up until about the 1950s gold could only be mined if there >> was greater than around a half ounce per ton of rock (+ or – >> depending on the deposit), but now deposits are being mined that >> have less than 0.3 ounces per ton. Good data, thanks.