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Layer 1 — land, water, minerals, sunlight, scrap.
11 records
Iron ore
Feedstock for ferrous metals. Local geology UNKNOWN.
mineral
Scrap steel
Usually the realistic ferrous input.
secondary
Sand / silica
Glass, foundry, filters, concrete. USGS silica stats are a source.
mineral
Limestone
Lime and cement precursor.
mineral
Clay
Ceramics, CEB blends, cementitious.
mineral
Biomass
Fuel, fiber, compost, timber residues.
biological
Timber
Sawmill input.
biological
Water
Life, process, and agriculture. Quality is not guaranteed.
hydrological
Sunlight
PV and solar thermal resource.
energy
Wind
Highly site-specific. Do not invent a capacity factor.
energy
Polymer waste stream
Feedstock for Precious Plastic-style recovery if sorted.
secondary