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.
A surplus of key metals is expected to shift to a major deficit within a decade.
President-elect Donald Trump wants a massive boost in U.S. oil production to reduce energy costs.
Copper discoveries are becoming increasingly rare and often found deeper underground.
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For these economies, mining exports (minerals, ores, and metals) are the primary category of goods sent abroad.
This graphic shows the gold-to-oil ratio since 1946, charting the significant shifts between the world's two biggest commodities.
