Afghanistan |
natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, chromite, talc, barites, sulfur, lead, zinc, iron ore, salt, precious and semiprecious stones |
Albania |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
Algeria |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, uranium, lead, zinc |
American Samoa |
pumice, pumicite |
Andorra |
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
Angola |
petroleum, diamonds, iron ore, phosphates, copper, feldspar, gold, bauxite, uranium |
Anguilla |
salt, fish, lobster |
Antarctica |
iron ore, chromium, copper, gold, nickel, platinum and other minerals, and coal and hydrocarbons have been found in small uncommercial quantities; none presently exploited; krill, finfish, and crab have been taken by commercial fisheries |
Antigua and Barbuda |
NEGL; pleasant climate fosters tourism |
Arctic Ocean |
sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales) |
Argentina |
fertile plains of the pampas, lead, zinc, tin, copper, iron ore, manganese, petroleum, uranium |
Armenia |
small deposits of gold, copper, molybdenum, zinc, bauxite |
Aruba |
NEGL; white sandy beaches |
Ashmore and Cartier Islands |
fish |
Atlantic Ocean |
oil and gas fields, fish, marine mammals (seals and whales), sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules, precious stones |
Australia |
bauxite, coal, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, uranium, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, diamonds, natural gas, petroleum; note: Australia is the world's largest net exporter of coal accounting for 29% of global coal exports |
Austria |
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
Azerbaijan |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, nonferrous metals, bauxite |
Bahamas, The |
salt, aragonite, timber, arable land |
Bahrain |
oil, associated and nonassociated natural gas, fish, pearls |
Baker Island |
guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
Bangladesh |
natural gas, arable land, timber, coal |
Barbados |
petroleum, fish, natural gas |
Belarus |
forests, peat deposits, small quantities of oil and natural gas, granite, dolomitic limestone, marl, chalk, sand, gravel, clay |
Belgium |
construction materials, silica sand, carbonates |
Belize |
arable land potential, timber, fish, hydropower |
Benin |
small offshore oil deposits, limestone, marble, timber |
Bermuda |
limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism |
Bhutan |
timber, hydropower, gypsum, calcium carbonate |
Bolivia |
tin, natural gas, petroleum, zinc, tungsten, antimony, silver, iron, lead, gold, timber, hydropower |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
coal, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, forests, hydropower |
Botswana |
diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver |
Brazil |
bauxite, gold, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, platinum, tin, uranium, petroleum, hydropower, timber |
British Indian Ocean Territory |
coconuts, fish, sugarcane |
British Virgin Islands |
NEGL |
Brunei |
petroleum, natural gas, timber |
Bulgaria |
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, arable land |
Burkina Faso |
manganese, limestone, marble; small deposits of gold, phosphates, pumice, salt |
Burma |
petroleum, timber, tin, antimony, zinc, copper, tungsten, lead, coal, marble, limestone, precious stones, natural gas, hydropower |
Burundi |
nickel, uranium, rare earth oxides, peat, cobalt, copper, platinum, vanadium, arable land, hydropower, niobium, tantalum, gold, tin, tungsten, kaolin, limestone |
Cambodia |
oil and gas, timber, gemstones, iron ore, manganese, phosphates, hydropower potential |
Cameroon |
petroleum, bauxite, iron ore, timber, hydropower |
Canada |
iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower |
Cape Verde |
salt, basalt rock, limestone, kaolin, fish, clay, gypsum |
Cayman Islands |
fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism |
Central African Republic |
diamonds, uranium, timber, gold, oil, hydropower |
Chad |
petroleum, uranium, natron, kaolin, fish (Lake Chad), gold, limestone, sand and gravel, salt |
Chile |
copper, timber, iron ore, nitrates, precious metals, molybdenum, hydropower |
China |
coal, iron ore, petroleum, natural gas, mercury, tin, tungsten, antimony, manganese, molybdenum, vanadium, magnetite, aluminum, lead, zinc, uranium, hydropower potential (world's largest) |
Christmas Island |
phosphate, beaches |
Clipperton Island |
fish |
Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
fish |
Colombia |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, gold, copper, emeralds, hydropower |
Comoros |
NEGL |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
cobalt, copper, niobium, tantalum, petroleum, industrial and gem diamonds, gold, silver, zinc, manganese, tin, uranium, coal, hydropower, timber |
Congo, Republic of the |
petroleum, timber, potash, lead, zinc, uranium, copper, phosphates, gold, magnesium, natural gas, hydropower |
Cook Islands |
NEGL |
Coral Sea Islands |
NEGL |
Costa Rica |
hydropower |
Côte d'Ivoire |
petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, manganese, iron ore, cobalt, bauxite, copper, gold, nickel, tantalum, silica sand, clay, cocoa beans, coffee, palm oil, hydropower |
Croatia |
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower |
Cuba |
cobalt, nickel, iron ore, chromium, copper, salt, timber, silica, petroleum, arable land |
Cyprus |
copper, pyrites, asbestos, gypsum, timber, salt, marble, clay earth pigment |
Czech Republic |
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
Denmark |
petroleum, natural gas, fish, salt, limestone, chalk, stone, gravel and sand |
Djibouti |
geothermal areas, gold, clay, granite, limestone, marble, salt, diatomite, gypsum, pumice, petroleum |
Dominica |
timber, hydropower, arable land |
Dominican Republic |
nickel, bauxite, gold, silver |
East Timor |
gold, petroleum, natural gas, manganese, marble |
Ecuador |
petroleum, fish, timber, hydropower |
Egypt |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, phosphates, manganese, limestone, gypsum, talc, asbestos, lead, zinc |
El Salvador |
hydropower, geothermal power, petroleum, arable land |
Equatorial Guinea |
petroleum, natural gas, timber, gold, bauxite, diamonds, tantalum, sand and gravel, clay |
Eritrea |
gold, potash, zinc, copper, salt, possibly oil and natural gas, fish |
Estonia |
oil shale, peat, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite, arable land, sea mud |
Ethiopia |
small reserves of gold, platinum, copper, potash, natural gas, hydropower |
Europa Island |
NEGL |
European Union |
iron ore, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, bauxite, uranium, potash, salt, hydropower, arable land, timber, fish |
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) |
fish, squid, wildlife, calcified seaweed, sphagnum moss |
Faroe Islands |
fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
Fiji |
timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential, hydropower |
Finland |
timber, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, limestone |
French Guiana |
bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay |
French Polynesia |
timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower |
French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
fish, crayfish; note: Glorioso Islands and Tromelin Island (Iles Eparses) have guano, phosphates, and coconuts |
Gabon |
petroleum, natural gas, diamond, niobium, manganese, uranium, gold, timber, iron ore, hydropower |
Gambia, The |
fish, titanium (rutile and ilmenite), tin, zircon, silica sand, clay, petroleum |
Gaza Strip |
arable land, natural gas |
Georgia |
forests, hydropower, manganese deposits, iron ore, copper, minor coal and oil deposits; coastal climate and soils allow for important tea and citrus growth |
Germany |
coal, lignite, natural gas, iron ore, copper, nickel, uranium, potash, salt, construction materials, timber, arable land |
Ghana |
gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone |
Glorioso Islands |
guano, coconuts |
Greece |
lignite, petroleum, iron ore, bauxite, lead, zinc, nickel, magnesite, marble, salt, hydropower potential |
Greenland |
coal, iron ore, lead, zinc, molybdenum, diamonds, gold, platinum, niobium, tantalite, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas |
Grenada |
timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors |
Guadeloupe |
cultivable land, beaches and climate that foster tourism |
Guam |
aquatic wildlife (supporting tourism), fishing (largely undeveloped) |
Guatemala |
petroleum, nickel, rare woods, fish, chicle, hydropower |
Guernsey |
cropland |
Guernsey |
cropland |
Guinea |
bauxite, iron ore, diamonds, gold, uranium, hydropower, fish, salt |
Guinea-Bissau |
fish, timber, phosphates, bauxite, clay, granite, limestone, unexploited deposits of petroleum |
Guyana |
bauxite, gold, diamonds, hardwood timber, shrimp, fish |
Haiti |
bauxite, copper, calcium carbonate, gold, marble, hydropower |
Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
fish |
Honduras |
timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, hydropower |
Hong Kong |
outstanding deepwater harbor, feldspar |
Howland Island |
guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
Hungary |
bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
Iceland |
fish, hydropower, geothermal power, diatomite |
India |
coal (fourth-largest reserves in the world), iron ore, manganese, mica, bauxite, titanium ore, chromite, natural gas, diamonds, petroleum, limestone, arable land |
Indian Ocean |
oil and gas fields, fish, shrimp, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, polymetallic nodules |
Indonesia |
petroleum, tin, natural gas, nickel, timber, bauxite, copper, fertile soils, coal, gold, silver |
Iran |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, iron ore, lead, manganese, zinc, sulfur |
Iraq |
petroleum, natural gas, phosphates, sulfur |
Ireland |
natural gas, peat, copper, lead, zinc, silver, barite, gypsum, limestone, dolomite |
Israel |
timber, potash, copper ore, natural gas, phosphate rock, magnesium bromide, clays, sand |
Italy |
coal, mercury, zinc, potash, marble, barite, asbestos, pumice, fluorspar, feldspar, pyrite (sulfur), natural gas and crude oil reserves, fish, arable land |
Jamaica |
bauxite, gypsum, limestone |
Japan |
negligible mineral resources, fish; note: with virtually no energy natural resources, Japan is the world's largest importer of coal and liquefied natural gas as well as the second largest importer of oil |
Jarvis Island |
guano (deposits worked until late 1800s), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
Jersey |
arable land |
Johnston Atoll |
guano deposits worked until depletion about 1890, terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
Jordan |
phosphates, potash, shale oil |
Juan de Nova Island |
guano deposits and other fertilizers |
Kazakhstan |
major deposits of petroleum, natural gas, coal, iron ore, manganese, chrome ore, nickel, cobalt, copper, molybdenum, lead, zinc, bauxite, gold, uranium |
Kenya |
limestone, soda ash, salt, gemstones, fluorspar, zinc, diatomite, gypsum, wildlife, hydropower |
Kingman Reef |
terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
Kiribati |
phosphate (production discontinued in 1979) |
Korea, North |
coal, lead, tungsten, zinc, graphite, magnesite, iron ore, copper, gold, pyrites, salt, fluorspar, hydropower |
Korea, South |
coal, tungsten, graphite, molybdenum, lead, hydropower potential |
Kuwait |
petroleum, fish, shrimp, natural gas |
Kyrgyzstan |
abundant hydropower; significant deposits of gold and rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc |
Laos |
timber, hydropower, gypsum, tin, gold, gemstones |
Latvia |
peat, limestone, dolomite, amber, hydropower, wood, arable land |
Lebanon |
limestone, iron ore, salt, water-surplus state in a water-deficit region, arable land |
Lesotho |
water, agricultural and grazing land, diamonds, sand, clay, building stone |
Liberia |
iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower |
Libya |
petroleum, natural gas, gypsum |
Liechtenstein |
hydroelectric potential, arable land |
Lithuania |
peat, arable land, amber |
Luxembourg |
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land |
Macau |
NEGL |
Macedonia, Republic of |
low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
Madagascar |
graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, hydropower |
Malawi |
limestone, arable land, hydropower, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite |
Malaysia |
tin, petroleum, timber, copper, iron ore, natural gas, bauxite |
Maldives |
fish |
Mali |
gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, gypsum, granite, hydropower; note: bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited |
Malta |
limestone, salt, arable land |
Man, Isle of |
none |
Marshall Islands |
coconut products, marine products, deep seabed minerals |
Martinique |
coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land |
Mauritania |
iron ore, gypsum, copper, phosphate, diamonds, gold, oil, fish |
Mauritius |
arable land, fish |
Mayotte |
NEGL |
Mayotte |
NEGL |
Mexico |
petroleum, silver, copper, gold, lead, zinc, natural gas, timber |
Micronesia, Federated States of |
forests, marine products, deep-seabed minerals, phosphate |
Midway Islands |
wildlife, terrestrial and aquatic |
Moldova |
lignite, phosphorites, gypsum, arable land, limestone |
Monaco |
none |
Mongolia |
oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron |
Montserrat |
NEGL |
Morocco |
phosphates, iron ore, manganese, lead, zinc, fish, salt |
Mozambique |
coal, titanium, natural gas, hydropower, tantalum, graphite |
Namibia |
diamonds, copper, uranium, gold, silver, lead, tin, lithium, cadmium, tungsten, zinc, salt, hydropower, fish; note: suspected deposits of oil, coal, and iron ore |
Nauru |
phosphates, fish |
Navassa Island |
guano |
Nepal |
quartz, water, timber, hydropower, scenic beauty, small deposits of lignite, copper, cobalt, iron ore |
Netherlands |
natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land |
Netherlands Antilles |
phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only) |
New Caledonia |
nickel, chrome, iron, cobalt, manganese, silver, gold, lead, copper |
New Zealand |
natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone |
Nicaragua |
gold, silver, copper, tungsten, lead, zinc, timber, fish |
Niger |
uranium, coal, iron ore, tin, phosphates, gold, molybdenum, gypsum, salt, petroleum |
Nigeria |
natural gas, petroleum, tin, iron ore, coal, limestone, niobium, lead, zinc, arable land |
Niue |
fish, arable land |
Norfolk Island |
fish |
Northern Mariana Islands |
arable land, fish |
Norway |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, titanium, pyrites, nickel, fish, timber, hydropower |
Oman |
petroleum, copper, asbestos, some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum, natural gas |
Pacific Ocean |
oil and gas fields, polymetallic nodules, sand and gravel aggregates, placer deposits, fish |
Pakistan |
land, extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone |
Palau |
forests, minerals (especially gold), marine products, deep-seabed minerals |
Palmyra Atoll |
terrestrial and aquatic wildlife |
Panama |
copper, mahogany forests, shrimp, hydropower |
Papua New Guinea |
gold, copper, silver, natural gas, timber, oil, fisheries |
Paraguay |
hydropower, timber, iron ore, manganese, limestone |
Peru |
copper, silver, gold, petroleum, timber, fish, iron ore, coal, phosphate, potash, hydropower, natural gas |
Philippines |
timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper |
Pitcairn Islands |
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish |
Pitcairn Islands |
miro trees (used for handicrafts), fish; note: manganese, iron, copper, gold, silver, and zinc have been discovered offshore |
Poland |
coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land |
Portugal |
fish, forests (cork), iron ore, copper, zinc, tin, tungsten, silver, gold, uranium, marble, clay, gypsum, salt, arable land, hydropower |
Puerto Rico |
some copper and nickel; potential for onshore and offshore oil |
Qatar |
petroleum, natural gas, fish |
Réunion |
fish, arable land, hydropower |
Romania |
petroleum (reserves declining), timber, natural gas, coal, iron ore, salt, arable land, hydropower |
Russia |
wide natural resource base including major deposits of oil, natural gas, coal, and many strategic minerals, timber; note: formidable obstacles of climate, terrain, and distance hinder exploitation of natural resources |
Rwanda |
gold, cassiterite (tin ore), wolframite (tungsten ore), methane, hydropower, arable land |
Saint Barthelemy |
has few natural resouces, its beaches being the most important |
Saint Barthelemy |
has few natural resources, its beaches being the most important |
Saint Helena |
fish, lobster |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
arable land |
Saint Lucia |
forests, sandy beaches, minerals (pumice), mineral springs, geothermal potential |
Saint Martin |
salt |
Saint Martin |
salt |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
fish, deepwater ports |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
hydropower, cropland |
Samoa |
hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
San Marino |
building stone |
São Tomé and Príncipe |
fish, hydropower |
Saudi Arabia |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
Senegal |
fish, phosphates, iron ore |
Serbia and Montenegro |
oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
Seychelles |
fish, copra, cinnamon trees |
Sierra Leone |
diamonds, titanium ore, bauxite, iron ore, gold, chromite |
Singapore |
fish, deepwater ports |
Slovakia |
brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
Slovenia |
lignite coal, lead, zinc, building stone, hydropower, forests |
Solomon Islands |
fish, forests, gold, bauxite, phosphates, lead, zinc, nickel |
Somalia |
uranium and largely unexploited reserves of iron ore, tin, gypsum, bauxite, copper, salt, natural gas, likely oil reserves |
South Africa |
gold, chromium, antimony, coal, iron ore, manganese, nickel, phosphates, tin, uranium, gem diamonds, platinum, copper, vanadium, salt, natural gas |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
fish |
Southern Ocean |
probable large and possible giant oil and gas fields on the continental margin; manganese nodules, possible placer deposits, sand and gravel, fresh water as icebergs; squid, whales, and seals - none exploited; krill, fish |
Spain |
coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
Spratly Islands |
fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential |
Sri Lanka |
limestone, graphite, mineral sands, gems, phosphates, clay, hydropower |
Sudan |
petroleum; small reserves of iron ore, copper, chromium ore, zinc, tungsten, mica, silver, gold, hydropower |
Suriname |
timber, hydropower, fish, kaolin, shrimp, bauxite, gold, and small amounts of nickel, copper, platinum, iron ore |
Svalbard |
coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, phosphate, wildlife, fish |
Swaziland |
asbestos, coal, clay, cassiterite, hydropower, forests, small gold and diamond deposits, quarry stone, and talc |
Sweden |
iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, gold, silver, tungsten, uranium, arsenic, feldspar, timber, hydropower |
Switzerland |
hydropower potential, timber, salt |
Syria |
petroleum, phosphates, chrome and manganese ores, asphalt, iron ore, rock salt, marble, gypsum, hydropower |
Taiwan |
small deposits of coal, natural gas, limestone, marble, and asbestos |
Tajikistan |
hydropower, some petroleum, uranium, mercury, brown coal, lead, zinc, antimony, tungsten, silver, gold |
Tanzania |
hydropower, tin, phosphates, iron ore, coal, diamonds, gemstones, gold, natural gas, nickel |
Thailand |
tin, rubber, natural gas, tungsten, tantalum, timber, lead, fish, gypsum, lignite, fluorite, arable land |
Togo |
phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land |
Tokelau |
NEGL |
Tonga |
fish, fertile soil |
Trinidad and Tobago |
petroleum, natural gas, asphalt |
Tromelin Island |
fish |
Tunisia |
petroleum, phosphates, iron ore, lead, zinc, salt |
Turkey |
coal, iron ore, copper, chromium, antimony, mercury, gold, barite, borate, celestite (strontium), emery, feldspar, limestone, magnesite, marble, perlite, pumice, pyrites (sulfur), clay, arable land, hydropower |
Turkmenistan |
petroleum, natural gas, sulfur, salt |
Turks and Caicos Islands |
spiny lobster, conch |
Tuvalu |
fish |
Uganda |
copper, cobalt, hydropower, limestone, salt, arable land |
Ukraine |
iron ore, coal, manganese, natural gas, oil, salt, sulfur, graphite, titanium, magnesium, kaolin, nickel, mercury, timber, arable land |
United Arab Emirates |
petroleum, natural gas |
United Kingdom |
coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land |
United States |
coal, copper, lead, molybdenum, phosphates, uranium, bauxite, gold, iron, mercury, nickel, potash, silver, tungsten, zinc, petroleum, natural gas, timber; note: the US has the world's largest coal reserves with 491 billion short tons accounting for 27% of the world's total |
Uruguay |
arable land, hydropower, minor minerals, fisheries |
Uzbekistan |
natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium, silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum |
Vanuatu |
manganese, hardwood forests, fish |
Venezuela |
petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, bauxite, other minerals, hydropower, diamonds |
Vietnam |
phosphates, coal, manganese, bauxite, chromate, offshore oil and gas deposits, forests, hydropower |
Virgin Islands |
sun, sand, sea, surf |
Wallis and Futuna |
NEGL |
West Bank |
arable land |
Western Sahara |
phosphates, iron ore |
Yemen |
petroleum, fish, rock salt, marble; small deposits of coal, gold, lead, nickel, and copper; fertile soil in west |
Zambia |
copper, cobalt, zinc, lead, coal, emeralds, gold, silver, uranium, hydropower |
Zimbabwe |
coal, chromium ore, asbestos, gold, nickel, copper, iron ore, vanadium, lithium, tin, platinum group metals |