5 Global Mineral Reserves Reports Released

Recently, the Global Mineral Resources Strategic Research Center of China Geological Survey released the "Global Lithium, Cobalt, Nickel, Tin, Potash Mineral Resources Reserve Assessment Report (2021)"
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The reporting system has collected data on 3,168 mine projects around the world, which objectively reflects the reserves and distribution characteristics of 5 types of mineral resources in the world
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As of 2020, the global reserves of lithium ore (lithium carbonate) are 128 million tons and the resources are 349 million tons, mainly distributed in Chile, Australia, Argentina, Bolivia and other countries
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Cobalt ore reserves are 6.
68 million tons and resources are 23.
44 million tons.
Congo (Kinshasa), Indonesia, Australia and other countries are the most abundant
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The reserves of nickel ore are 90.
63 million tons, and the resources are 260 million tons.
Indonesia ranks first in the world in reserves, and Australia, Russia and other countries are rich in resources
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The reserves of tin ore are 3.
27 million tons, and the resources are 8.
07 million tons.
China, Russia, Southeast Asia and other countries and regions are the main producing areas of tin ore
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The global reserves of potash (potassium chloride) are 12.
9 billion tons, and the resources are 43 billion tons.
The reserves of Russia, Canada, Belarus and Turkmenistan account for 80% of the world's reserves.
Russia has surpassed Canada to become the largest country with the largest reserves of potash
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From the perspective of consumption, in 2020, the global consumption of lithium (lithium carbonate) is about 400,000 tons, cobalt is about 170,000 tons, nickel is about 2.
4 million tons, tin is about 380,000 tons, and potash (potassium chloride) is about 54 million tons.

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Compared with the existing reserves, the global lithium, nickel, and potash resources have a high degree of protection, while cobalt and tin have a low degree of protection
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