Resource Value of Top 10 Countries by Estimated Value of Reserves/Resources
United States Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of United States mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $44,562,417.83 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Reserves/ Resources | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Antimony (Sb content) | Metric tonnes | 60,000 | 8,774.39 | 526.463 |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 20 | 27.00 | 540.000 |
| Borate (boron) | Metric tonnes | 40,000,000 | 384.00 | 15,360.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal | Million metric tonnes | 219,534 | 168.75 | 37,046,362.500 |
| Lignite/Brown coal | Million metric tonnes | 30,003 | 84.38 | 2,531,653.140 |
| Chromium (gross weight i.e. ore) | Metric tonnes | 620,000 | 180.00 | 111.600 |
| Cobalt (Co content) | Metric tonnes | 53,000 | 52,880.00 | 2,802.640 |
| Copper (Cu content) | Metric tonnes | 48,000,000 | 9,215.00 | 442,320.000 |
| Fluorspar | Metric tonnes | 4,000,000 | 240.00 | 960.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 3,000 | 55,543,636 | 166,630.907 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 3,000 | 162.16 | 486,480.000 |
| Lead (Pb content) | Metric tonnes | 5,000,000 | 2,160.00 | 10,800.000 |
| Lithium (Li content) | Metric tonnes | 750,000 | 8,000.00 | 6,000.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 1,000,000 | 210.00 | 210.000 |
| Rutile | Metric tonnes | 1,000,000 | 1,200.00 | 1,200.000 |
| Molybdenum (Mo content) | Metric tonnes | 2,700,000 | 41,711.41 | 112,620.807 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 100,000 | 18,555.00 | 1,855.500 |
| Niobium (Nb content) | Metric tonnes | 170,000 | 24,000.00 | 4,080.000 |
| PGE (Pt, Pd, Os, Ir, Ru, Rh) | Metric tonnes | 900 | 45,584,950 | 41,026.455 |
| Potash (K₂O) | Million metric tonnes | 220 | 221.00 | 48,620.000 |
| Rare Earths (REO content) | Metric tonnes | 1,500,000 | 21,664.60 | 32,496.900 |
| Rhenium (Re content) | Metric tonnes | 400 | 1,000,000.00 | 400.000 |
| Selenium (Se content) | Metric tonnes | 10,000 | 44,092.40 | 440.924 |
| Silver (Ag content) | Metric tonnes | 26,000 | 695,099 | 18,072.580 |
| Soda Ash | Metric tonnes | 23,000,000,000 | 154.00 | 3,542,000.000 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 47,900 | 101,632.98 | 4,868.220 |
| Vanadium (V content) | Metric tonnes | 45,000 | 14,770.95 | 664.693 |
| Vermiculite | Metric tonnes | 25,000,000 | 357.50 | 8,937.500 |
| Zinc (Zn content) | Metric tonnes | 11,000,000 | 3,057.00 | 33,627.000 |
| Zircon | Metric tonnes | 500,000 | 1,500.00 | 750.000 |
| TOTAL | 44,562,417.829 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
Australia Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of Australia mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $30,728,548.95 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Reserves/ Resources | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Antimony (Sb content) | Metric tonnes | 140,000 | 8,774.39 | 1,228.415 |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 5,100 | 27.00 | 137,700.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 72,571 | 168.75 | 12,246,356.250 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 76,508 | 84.38 | 6,455,745.040 |
| Cobalt (Co content) | Metric tonnes | 1,400,000 | 52,880.00 | 74,032.000 |
| Copper (Cu content) | Metric tonnes | 88,000,000 | 9,215.00 | 810,920.000 |
| Diamond (industrial) | Carats | 25,000,000 | 7.40 | 185.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 10,000 | 55,543,636 | 555,436.357 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 50,000 | 162.16 | 8,108,000.000 |
| Lead (Pb content) | Metric tonnes | 36,000,000 | 2,160.00 | 77,760.000 |
| Lithium (Li content) | Metric tonnes | 4,700,000 | 8,000.00 | 37,600.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 230,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 1,104,000.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 150,000,000 | 210.00 | 31,500.000 |
| Rutile | Metric tonnes | 27,000,000 | 1,200.00 | 32,400.000 |
| Zircon | Metric tonnes | 43,000,000 | 1,500.00 | 64,500.000 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 20,000,000 | 18,555.00 | 371,100.000 |
| Rare Earths (REO & Y2O3) | Metric tonnes | 4,100,000 | 21,664.60 | 88,824.860 |
| Silver (Ag content) | Metric tonnes | 88,000 | 695,099 | 61,168.731 |
| Tantalum (Ta content) | Metric tonnes | 99,000 | 158,000.00 | 15,642.000 |
| Tin (Sn content) | Metric tonnes | 430,000 | 35,945.00 | 15,456.350 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 1,692,700 | 101,632.98 | 172,034.145 |
| Vanadium (V content) | Metric tonnes | 4,000,000 | 14,770.95 | 59,083.800 |
| Zinc (Zn content) | Metric tonnes | 68,000,000 | 3,057.00 | 207,876.000 |
| TOTAL | 30,728,548.948 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
China Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of China mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $29,212,617.70 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Reserves/ Resources | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Antimony (Sb content) | Metric tonnes | 480,000 | 8,774.39 | 4,211.707 |
| Barite | Metric tonnes | 36,000,000 | 180.00 | 6,480.000 |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 1,000 | 27.00 | 27,000.000 |
| Borate (boron) | Metric tonnes | 24,000,000 | 384.00 | 9,216.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 133,467 | 168.75 | 22,522,556.250 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 8,128 | 84.38 | 685,840.640 |
| Cobalt | Metric tonnes | 80,000 | 52,880.00 | 4,230.400 |
| Copper (Cu content) | Metric tonnes | 26,000,000 | 9,215.00 | 239,590.000 |
| Fluorspar | Metric tonnes | 42,000,000 | 240.00 | 10,080.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 2,000 | 55,543,636 | 111,087.271 |
| Graphite (natural) | Metric tonnes | 73,000,000 | 1,790.00 | 130,670.000 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 20,000 | 162.16 | 3,243,200.000 |
| Lead (Pb content) | Metric tonnes | 18,000,000 | 2,160.00 | 38,880.000 |
| Lithium (Li content) | Metric tonnes | 1,500,000 | 8,000.00 | 12,000.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 54,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 259,200.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 230,000,000 | 210.00 | 48,300.000 |
| Zircon | Metric tonnes | 500,000 | 1,500.00 | 750.000 |
| Molybdenum (Mo content) | Metric tonnes | 8,300,000 | 41,711.41 | 346,204.703 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 2,800,000 | 18,555.00 | 51,954.000 |
| Potash (K₂O) | Million metric tonnes | 350 | 221.00 | 77,350.000 |
| Rare Earths (REO content) | Metric tonnes | 44,000,000 | 21,664.60 | 953,242.400 |
| Selenium (Se content) | Metric tonnes | 26,000 | 44,092.40 | 1,146.402 |
| Silver (Ag content) | Metric tonnes | 41,000 | 695,099 | 28,499.068 |
| Tin (Sn content) | Metric tonnes | 1,100,000 | 35,945.00 | 39,539.500 |
| Tungsten (W content) | Metric tonnes | 1,900,000 | 32,242.57 | 61,260.883 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 248,900 | 101,632.98 | 25,296.449 |
| Vanadium (V content) | Metric tonnes | 9,500,000 | 14,770.95 | 140,324.025 |
| Zinc (Zn content) | Metric tonnes | 44,000,000 | 3,057.00 | 134,508.000 |
| TOTAL | 29,212,617.699 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
Russia Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of Russia mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $25,813,985.15 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Reserves/ Resources | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Antimony (Sb content) | Metric tonnes | 350,000 | 8,774.39 | 3,071.037 |
| Barite | Metric tonnes | 12,000,000 | 180.00 | 2,160.000 |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 500 | 27.00 | 13,500.000 |
| Borate (boron) | Metric tonnes | 40,000,000 | 384.00 | 15,360.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 71,719 | 168.75 | 12,102,581.250 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 90,447 | 84.38 | 7,631,917.860 |
| Cobalt (Co content) | Metric tonnes | 250,000 | 52,880.00 | 13,220.000 |
| Copper (Cu content) | Metric tonnes | 61,000,000 | 9,215.00 | 562,115.000 |
| Diamond (industrial) | Carats | 650,000,000 | 7.40 | 4,810.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 7,500 | 55,543,636 | 416,577.268 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 25,000 | 162.16 | 4,054,000.000 |
| Lead (Pb content) | Metric tonnes | 4,000,000 | 2,160.00 | 8,640.000 |
| Molybdenum (Mo content) | Metric tonnes | 1,000,000 | 41,711.41 | 41,711.410 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 6,900,000 | 18,555.00 | 128,029.500 |
| PGE (Pt, Pd, Os, Ir, Ru, Rh) | Metric tonnes | 3,900 | 45,584,950 | 177,781.306 |
| Potash (K₂O) | Million metric tonnes | 600 | 221.00 | 132,600.000 |
| Rare Earths (REO content) | Metric tonnes | 12,000,000 | 21,664.60 | 259,975.200 |
| Rhenium (Re content) | Metric tonnes | 310 | 1,000,000.00 | 310.000 |
| Selenium (Se content) | Metric tonnes | 20,000 | 44,092.40 | 881.848 |
| Silver (Ag content) | Metric tonnes | 45,000 | 695,099 | 31,279.465 |
| Tin (Sn content) | Metric tonnes | 280,000 | 35,945.00 | 10,064.600 |
| Tungsten (W content) | Metric tonnes | 400,000 | 32,242.57 | 12,897.028 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 486,000 | 101,632.98 | 49,393.628 |
| Vanadium (V content) | Metric tonnes | 5,000,000 | 14,770.95 | 73,854.750 |
| Zinc (Zn content) | Metric tonnes | 22,000,000 | 3,057.00 | 67,254.000 |
| TOTAL | 25,813,985.150 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
India Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of India mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $18,810,204.98 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Canada Estimated Reserves | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Barite | Metric tonnes | 51,000,000 | 180.00 | 9,180.000 |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 660 | 27.00 | 17,820.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 100,858 | 168.75 | 17,019,787.500 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 5,073 | 84.38 | 428,059.740 |
| Chromium (gross weight i.e. ore) | Metric tonnes | 100,000,000 | 180.00 | 18,000.000 |
| Feldspar | Metric tonnes | 320,000,000 | 110.00 | 35,200.000 |
| Graphite (natural) | Metric tonnes | 8,000,000 | 1,790.00 | 14,320.000 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 5,500 | 162.16 | 891,880.000 |
| Lead (Pb content) | Metric tonnes | 2,500,000 | 2,160.00 | 5,400.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 34,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 163,200.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 85,000,000 | 210.00 | 17,850.000 |
| Rutile | Metric tonnes | 7,400,000 | 1,200.00 | 8,880.000 |
| Rare Earths (REO content) | Metric tonnes | 6,900,000 | 21,664.60 | 149,485.740 |
| Vermiculite | Metric tonnes | 1,600,000 | 357.50 | 572.000 |
| Zinc (Zn content) | Metric tonnes | 10,000,000 | 3,057.00 | 30,570.000 |
| TOTAL | 18,810,204.980 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020.
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
Brazil Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of Brazil mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $9,044,351.42 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Canada Estimated Reserves | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 2,700 | 27.00 | 72,900.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal | Million metric tonnes | 1,547 | 168.75 | 261,056.250 |
| Lignite/Brown coal | Million metric tonnes | 5,049 | 84.38 | 426,034.620 |
| Feldspar | Metric tonnes | 150,000,000 | 110.00 | 16,500.000 |
| Fluorspar | Metric tonnes | 0 | 240.00 | 0.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 2,400 | 55,543,636 | 133,304.726 |
| Graphite (natural) | Metric tonnes | 70,000,000 | 1,790.00 | 125,300.000 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 34,000 | 162.16 | 5,513,440.000 |
| Lithium (Li content) | Metric tonnes | 95,000 | 8,000.00 | 760.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 270,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 1,296,000.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 43,000,000 | 210.00 | 9,030.000 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 16,000,000 | 18,555.00 | 296,880.000 |
| Niobium (Nb content) | Metric tonnes | 16,000,000 | 24,000.00 | 384,000.000 |
| Potash (K₂O) | Million metric tonnes | 2.30 | 221.00 | 508.300 |
| Rare Earths (REO content) | Metric tonnes | 21,000,000 | 21,664.60 | 454,956.600 |
| Tantalum (Ta content) | Metric tonnes | 40,000 | 158,000.00 | 6,320.000 |
| Tin (Sn content) | Metric tonnes | 420,000 | 35,945.00 | 15,096.900 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 276,800 | 101,632.98 | 28,132.009 |
| Vanadium | Metric tonnes | 120,000 | 14,770.95 | 1,772.514 |
| Vermiculite | Metric tonnes | 6,600,000 | 357.50 | 2,359.500 |
| TOTAL | 9,044,351.419 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
South Africa Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of South Africa mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $7,530,333.02 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Canada Estimated Reserves | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 9,893 | 168.75 | 1,669,443.750 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 0 | 84.38 | 0.000 |
| Chromium (gross weight i.e. ore) | Metric tonnes | 200,000,000 | 180.00 | 36,000.000 |
| Cobalt (Co content) | Metric tonnes | 40,000 | 52,880.00 | 2,115.200 |
| Diamond (industrial) | Carats | 130,000,000 | 7.40 | 962.000 |
| Fluorspar | Metric tonnes | 41,000,000 | 240.00 | 9,840.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 2,700 | 55,543,636 | 149,967.816 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 1,000 | 162.16 | 162,160.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 520,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 2,496,000.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 35,000,000 | 210.00 | 7,350.000 |
| Rutile | Metric tonnes | 6,800,000 | 1,200.00 | 8,160.000 |
| Zircon | Metric tonnes | 6,700,000 | 1,500.00 | 10,050.000 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 0 | 18,555.00 | 0.000 |
| PGE (Pt, Pd, Os, Ir, Ru, Rh) | Metric tonnes | 63,000 | 45,584,950 | 2,871,851.868 |
| Rare Earths (REO content) | Metric tonnes | 790,000 | 21,664.60 | 17,115.034 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 320,900 | 101,632.98 | 32,614.023 |
| Vanadium (V content) | Metric tonnes | 3,500,000 | 14,770.95 | 51,698.325 |
| Vermiculite | Metric tonnes | 14,000,000 | 357.50 | 5,005.000 |
| TOTAL | 7,530,333.017 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
Ukraine Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of Ukraine mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $7,345,019.44 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Canada Estimated Reserves | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 32,039 | 168.75 | 5,406,581.250 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 2,336 | 84.38 | 197,111.680 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 6,500 | 162.16 | 1,054,040.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 140,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 672,000.000 |
| Mineral Sands: | ||||
| Ilmenite | Metric tonnes | 5,900,000 | 210.00 | 1,239.000 |
| Rutile | Metric tonnes | 2,500,000 | 1,200.00 | 3,000.000 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 108,700 | 101,632.98 | 11,047.505 |
| TOTAL | 7,345,019.435 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
Indonesia Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of Indonesia mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $6,337,339.34 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Canada Estimated Reserves | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 1,200 | 27.00 | 32,400.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 28,163 | 168.75 | 4,752,506.250 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 11,728 | 84.38 | 989,608.640 |
| Copper (Cu content) | Metric tonnes | 0 | 9,215.00 | 0.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 2,600 | 55,543,636 | 144,413.453 |
| Nickel (Ni content) | Metric tonnes | 21,000,000 | 18,555.00 | 389,655.000 |
| Tin (Sn content) | Metric tonnes | 800,000 | 35,945.00 | 28,756.000 |
| TOTAL | 6,337,339.343 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020.
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.
Kazakhstan Approximate Value of Mineral Wealth
Total value of Kazakhstan mineral wealth (for all commodities where recent individual figures were found) is approximately $5,184,462.17 million.
| Commodity | Unit | Canada Estimated Reserves | Price $ (as at 30/09/2021) | Value (US$ million) |
| Barite | Metric tonnes | 85,000,000 | 180.00 | 15,300.000 |
| Bauxite | Million metric tonnes | 160 | 27.00 | 4,320.000 |
| Anthracite/Black coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 25,605 | 168.75 | 4,320,843.750 |
| Lignite/Brown coal (recoverable) | Million metric tonnes | 0 | 84.38 | 0.000 |
| Chromium (gross weight i.e. ore) | Metric tonnes | 230,000,000 | 180.00 | 41,400.000 |
| Copper (Cu content) | Metric tonnes | 20,000,000 | 9,215.00 | 184,300.000 |
| Gold (Au content) | Metric tonnes | 1,000 | 55,543,636 | 55,543.636 |
| Iron Ore | Million metric tonnes | 2,500 | 162.16 | 405,400.000 |
| Lead (Pb content) | Metric tonnes | 2,000,000 | 2,160.00 | 4,320.000 |
| Manganese Ore | Metric tonnes | 5,000,000 | 4,800.00 | 24,000.000 |
| Rhenium (Re content) | Metric tonnes | 190 | 1,000,000.00 | 190.000 |
| Uranium (U content) | Metric tonnes | 906,800 | 101,632.98 | 92,160.786 |
| Zinc (Zn content) | Metric tonnes | 12,000,000 | 3,057.00 | 36,684.000 |
| TOTAL | 5,184,462.172 |
Notes/Assumptions:
- Reserve/resource information principally obtained from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (where reserve figures specified/prices available) dated January 2021.
- Exceptions to the above are coal figures obtained from BP Statistical Review of World Energy dated June 2020. Uranium reserves taken from latest available World Nuclear Association report (as updated Sept. 2021).
- All price information where applicable latest available as of end Q3 2021 unless stated.
- Conversions: 2,204.62 lbs to a metric tonne and 32,150.75 troy ounces to a metric tonne.