Minerals are required in all spheres of our life–for agriculture, industries and domestic purposes. We are rapidly consuming the mineral resources that required millions of years to be created and concentrated. The geological processes of mineral formation are so slow that the rates of replenishment are infinitely small in comparison to the present rates of consumption. They are finite resources that are non-renewable, yet are getting exhausted due to rapid exploitation. Continued extraction bring down their quality as well as increases costs of extraction. To save these valuable resources from exhaustion and to preserve them for future generations as well, we should conserve our mineral resources. Three methods of conserving minerals are : (i) Causing Minimum wastage of minerals during the process of mining and processing of minerals. (ii) Improved technologies to utilise low-grade ores at low cost. (iii) Using minerals in a planned manner by adopting the policy of recycle and reuse.Recycling of metals, using scrap metals and other substitues to reduce exploitation of present deposits.