『Abstract
　In 2006, the world population reached 6.5 billion and the global economy is rapidly expanding. Consequently, global use of mineral resources have become huge. Rapidly growing China's appetite has a great impact. Therefore, it is the author's big concern over the following issues for sustainability of the world.
　Depletion of resources, progress of the domination by international resources majors, increasing dependence on resource-rich but politically unstable developing countries, resurgence of “resource nationalism”, beginning of world wide struggle for securing resources against possible shortage, serious environmental problems caused by massive mine development, frequent conflict between mining companies and local people, and escalating market prices.
　Just now, it can be said an era of “Resources Crisis”. However, in today's global economy, nation's economic security depends on access to adequate mineral resource supplies from a variety of international sources.
　Under these circumstances, it is strongly expected that (1): Japan should immediately act for resources security with firm diplomatic strategies (2): Japan should make its best efforts to achieve the world highest resource productivity (Material Intensity per Service unit = min.) for environmentally sustainable development of the world
　Several suggestions to cope with resource crisis are made.

Key words: Resource Crisis; International Resources Majors; Struggle for resources; Environmental Destruction; Tailings; Resource productivity

キーワード：資源危機；国際メジャー；資源争奪戦；環境破壊；テーリング；資源生産性』

１．はじめに
２．世界の鉱物資源採掘の歴史的変遷
３．国際資源メジャーによる寡占支配の進行
４．資源争奪戦
５．国際取引価格の高騰
　5・1　石油資源
　5・2　金属鉱物資源
６．資源開発は環境破壊そのもの
７．わが国が進むべき道は？
　（1）　“西瓜縦割り理論”
　（2）　M&A戦略と自主探鉱活動
　（3）　資源生産性国民運動の展開（省資源・省エネルギー技術の飛躍的向上を目指す）
　（4）　技術開発
　　　a．低品位鉱の開発技術
　　　b．地下資源から地上資源へ
　　　c．バイオ・マイニング
　　　d．希少資源の代替材料の開発
　（5）　資源学の再構築と資源教育の復活
８．おわりに
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