What is the importance of minerals in our lives?

Minerals are an indispensable part of our lives.

(i) Almost everything we use, from a tiny pin to a towering building or a big ship, are all made from minerals.

(ii) The railway lines, and the tarmac (paving) of the roads, too are made from minerals.

(iii) Cars, buses, trains, aeroplanes are manufactured from minerals and run on power resources derived from the Earth.