There are 244,000 metric tons of known gold reserves. And 8 billion people. Here's the answer to: what if gold was shared equally?
Australia tops the list, with its major mining companies totaling $353 billion in market cap.
Copper and lithium will require the highest number of new mines.
Europe depends entirely on China for heavy rare earth elements, critical for technologies such as hybrid cars and fiber optics.
Russia controls nearly half of global uranium enrichment capacity.
President-elect Donald Trump wants a massive boost in U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.
For these economies, mining exports (minerals, ores, and metals) are the primary category of goods sent abroad.
Russia leads the pack with natural resources valued at $75 trillion.
Chinese companies are expected to control 46% of the cobalt supply by 2030.
Cell prices have fallen 73% since 2014.