So why is such a plentiful and valuable material not recovered at anywhere near the rate of the less valuable material?

It's the last major material to be recovered in any significant amount on the Earth.

Sami recovered.

Sweden recovered.

No Recovered Crashes

Police recovered Layla's iPhone.

Advances to be recovered

He recovered his stolen wallet.

It was recovered several months later.

George recovered, but both his daughters died.

Recovered and recoverable 2000 2003 Cumulative 0.55

Recovered and recoverable 1996 1998 Cumulative 0.43

My uncle has completely recovered from his illness.

Growth lost in early years is never recovered.

The French never really recovered from that trauma.

China recovered. Then they said, Nevermore, stupid central planning.

As a result, Japan never fully recovered from its recession.

While aggregate output fell in 2009, it recovered extremely fast.

It was many years before Padua recovered from this ravage.

Part of Thomas' remains were subsequently recovered from the river.

Sami was rushed to the hospital and recovered within six days.

It somehow survived the post Soviet shock, and has now recovered.

The war devastated the population of Estonia, but it recovered quickly.

22 bodies were recovered and the rest were lost at sea.

Meister recovered and returned home with his mother on 27 July.

Annex III 2004 import and export of new and recovered substances

In the course of that examination, many electronic parts were recovered.

In addition, 33,604 pieces of ordnance for heavy weapons were recovered.

Security of radioactive material other than nuclear material

Material

Plastics are a whole other story well less than 10 percent are recovered.

PARIS Since the second half of 2012, financial markets have recovered strongly worldwide.

But it should do this fully only once the economy has completely recovered.

Giovanni never recovered from his wounds and from the tragic events of 1867.

Giovanni never recovered from his wounds and from the tragic events of 1867.

Only a small percentage (less than 1 ) of the dose is recovered thereafter.

In 1595, he recovered from Sweden some towns lost during the former reign.

This levy was then to be recovered from the farmers or dairies involved.

Annex IV 2004 recovered ozone depleting substances imported and exported by the Parties

(b) A body was located by accident and recovered on 22 February 2005

Building material is any material which is used for construction purposes.

Fissile material

Training material

After ten years, Iraq s oil production has finally recovered to its pre war level.

David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken and David rescued his two wives.