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====Minerals==== | ====Minerals==== | ||
For each mineral, divide its ''global reserves'' by <tt>scale</tt>. This gives you a reasonable limit (in <tt>grams per kWh</tt>). | For each mineral, divide its ''global reserves'' by <tt>scale</tt>. This gives you a reasonable limit (in <tt>grams per kWh</tt>). | ||
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|<nowiki>chromium.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>570 million tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Global mineral reserves of chromium metal</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Chromium reserves worldwide by country 2021 - Statista</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | |||
https://www.statista.com › statistics › reserves-of-...</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | |||
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|chromium.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>cobalt.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>7.1 million tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Cobalt metal: Total global mineral reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>https://www.statista.com/statistics/264930/global-cobalt-reserves/</nowiki> | |||
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|cobalt.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>copper.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>870 million tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Global mineral reserves of copper metal</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021</nowiki> | |||
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|copper.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>iron.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>84 billion tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Global mineral reserves of iron metal</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021</nowiki> | |||
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|iron.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>lead.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>90.4 million tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Lead (metal): Global mineral reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>https://www.nrcan.gc.ca/our-natural-resources/minerals-mining/minerals-metals-facts/lead-facts/20518</nowiki> | |||
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|lead.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>lithium.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>18425000 tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Lithium metal: Total global mineral reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>https://www.statista.com/statistics/268790/countries-with-the-largest-lithium-reserves-worldwide/</nowiki><br /><nowiki> | |||
Added up all the countries: 9,200,000 + 4,700,000 + 1,900,000 + 1,500,000 + 750,000 + 220,000 + 95,000 + 60,000 = 18,425,000 metric tons</nowiki> | |||
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|lithium.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>nickel.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>94 million tons</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Global reserves of nickel metal</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2021</nowiki> | |||
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|nickel.reserves / scale | |||
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|<nowiki>silver.reserves</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>500000 tonnes</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>Global mineral reserves of silver metal</nowiki> | |||
|<nowiki>https://www.statista.com/statistics/1114842/global-silver-reserves/</nowiki> | |||
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|silver.reserves / scale | |||
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This is not a ''full'' list of minerals. | |||
====Energy and labor==== | ====Energy and labor==== | ||