| Important Minerals |
Country and Major Center |
| Aluminium |
Australia (Cape York Peninsula, Wipa region), USA (Area of Arkansas), Jamaica, Former Soviet Union (Kola Peninsula), Guinea, South Africa (North Natal Province)
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| Manganese |
Nikopol (Ukraine) and Chiatura (Georgia) in the Black Sea region of Soviet Union, Brazil (Ouro preto region), Gabon, South Africa (Postmasburg Region, Saras), China (Hunan, Jiangxi and Kwangtung)
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| Copper |
Chuquicamata (Chile), USA (Arizona province, Montana province), Canada (Sudbury city, Ontario), Australia (Mount Lyell and Mount Isa), Zaire (katang area), South Africa (Nabadwip, Messina)
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| Iron ore |
Ukraine (Kryvyi Rog), Russia (Magnitogorsk Mountains and Kuznets), Brazil (Itabira Hills in Minas Gerais), US (Lake superior, Mesabi Range) and Alabama Province, Australia (Pilbara Region), Sweden (Kiruna and Galbra region), South Africa (Postmasburg region, Transvaal)
The Carajas Mine of Brazil is the largest iron ore mine in the world.
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| Lead |
Australia (Broken Hill, Mount Isa (Queensland), Canada (sudbury), Peru (Cerro-de-Pasco)
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| Silver |
Mexico (Chihuahua, Hindaho), Canada (Ontario, British Columbia, Quebec), USA (Utah, Montana, Arizona, Colorado), Australia (Mount Isa, Kalgurli, Broken Hill), Bolivia (Potosi), South Africa (Transvaal and Natal Provinces)
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| Gold |
South Africa (Johannesburg, Boxburgh and Orange Free State, Kimberley in Witwatersrand Hill.
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| Tin |
Malaysia (Kinta Valley, Selangor, Yenning island, Perak Valley), Indonesia (Brangadweep, Brittany), China (Yunnan, Hunan province), Myanmar (Shan Plateau, Cayenne Plateau)
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| Zinc |
Australia (broken Hill and Mount Isa), Canada (British Columbia)
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| Coal |
US (Appalachian coal field), Former Soviet Union (Donetsk Basin (Ukraine), Kuznetsk Basin and Karaganda), China (Shanxi, Shanxi Szechwan), Australia (New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria) |
| Petroleum |
Saudi Arabia (Amman, Dhawar and Qatif (Rasantura Refinery), US (Appalachian Territory, Gulf coast, California Region), Kuwait (Burhan Hills), Iran (Lali, Karamshah, Nafta Safid, Haft Kel Gachsaran), Iran (Kirkuk, Mosul, Basra, Tikrit)
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| Diamond |
South Africa (Kimberley, Johannesburg, Cape town), Zaire (Katanga Plateau), India (Panna and Golconda Mines)
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| Atomic Minerals |
Canada (Uranium City and Port Radium near Lake Athabasca and Great Bear Lake), US (Plateau of Colorado), South Africa (Witwatersrand Hills), Zaire (Katanga Plateau).
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| Hydro Electricity |
US (Niagara Falls, St. Anthony Falls, Mount Appalachian and Alabama), China (Lubok Project (Hurangi River)), India (Jog Falls and Tehri Dam), Africa (Akosombo Dam on Volta River (Ghana), Senar Dam (Sudan), Aswan Dam on Nile river (Egypt), Kariba River (Zambezi river), South America (Itaipu Project (Parana River))
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