Mineral reserves — by country and commodity

Reserves are a point-in-time estimate the source revises, and USGS itemises only the larger holders — many African producers are folded into “Other countries” or carry “NA”, so their absence here is the source’s, not a gap we can fill. Dual-basis rows (iron ore, chromium: ore vs contained metal) are the same reserve on two bases and must never be summed. Uranium is absent because USGS does not carry it in these summaries.

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