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Mineral superpowers[]

A mineralogical superpower is a state that has a monopoly on a valuable mineral resource like copper, nickel, gold or phosphorus, to the extent that an energy superpower has over energy sources, such as oil, gas, coal, oil shale and uranium. Australia has the world's largest Uranium reserves at 22% and is the world's largest Coal exporter by short tonnes.

Chile is the world's leading copper producer (30%), but the USA, Peru, Zambia, Indonesia and the People's Republic Of China also have major reserves. 21 of the 28 largest copper mines in the world are not amenable to expansion. Many large copper mines will be exhausted between 2010 and 2015. The Sudbury region of Ontario, Canada, produces about 30% of the world's supply of nickel, while Russia contains about 40% of the world's known resources at the Norilsk deposit in Siberia. Other major producers are the French colony of New Caledonia, France it‘s self, Australia, Cuba, and Indonesia. Both New Caledonia, Indonesia and China have sizable untapped reserves. Australia is an major producer of nickel and copper as well as being the world's leading exporter of uranium (22%). Both China, South Africa, Russia and the USA are also major producer of gold.

A threat to end or the guarantee to supply these minerals could prove politically influential in the future, just like oil has done in the late 20th and in to the 21st century.

Mineral production maps[]

Tungsten[]

Tungsten mined in 2013

Worldwide amounts of Tungsten produced by country in 2012.

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Worldwide amounts of Tungsten produced by country in 2012.

Zinc[]

World Zinc Production 2006

World Zinc production in 2006.

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World Zinc production in 2006.

Manganese[]

World Manganese Production 2006

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World Manganese production, 2006.

Iron[]

World-Iron-Map2

World iron ore production, 2014.

World iron ore production, 2014.

Gold[]

Map of gold production

Map of gold production, 2012.

Map of gold production, 2012.

Links[]

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  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_reserves
  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coal_reserves
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