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Revision note: World Distribution of Key Resources and Industries

  • Oil reserves: Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada; top producer: US (shale)
  • Gas: Russia, Iran, Qatar (North Field/South Pars); LNG exporters Qatar, Australia, US
  • Iron ore: Australia (Pilbara), Brazil (Carajás); copper: Chile; bauxite reserves: Guinea; uranium output: Kazakhstan
  • Critical: lithium (Australia, Lithium Triangle), cobalt (DRC ~70%), nickel (Indonesia), rare earths (China)
  • India: 30 critical minerals, KABIL–Argentina, MSP, NCMM 2025
  • Fisheries: Grand Banks, Dogger Bank, Peru, NW Pacific
  • Industry: Ruhr, Pittsburgh, Lancashire, Detroit, Hsinchu; China plus one
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