1 Introduction
2 Methods and data
2.1 Fossil resources
2.2 Mineral resources
Name | Unit | Element | Surplus cost potential (SCP) USD2013/unit | Source |
---|---|---|---|---|
Crude oil | kg | 4.57 × 10-1
| Empirically derived | |
Natural gas | Nm3
| 3.01 × 10-1
| Empirically derived | |
Hard coal | kg | 3.41 × 10-2
| Empirically derived | |
Crude oil | GJhhv | 9.97 × 100
| Empirically derived | |
Natural gas | GJhhv | 7.87 × 100
| Empirically derived | |
Hard coal | GJhhv | 1.79 × 100
| Empirically derived | |
Aluminium | kg | Al | 4.03 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Antimony | kg | Sb | 1.89 × 100
| Derived from price |
Arsenic | kg | As | 1.57 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Ball clay | kg | 9.27 × 10-3
| Derived from price | |
Barite | kg | 2.88 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Bauxite | kg | 6.06 × 10-3
| Derived from price | |
Bentonite clay | kg | 1.39 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Beryllium | kg | Be | 7.57 × 101
| Derived from price |
Bismuth | kg | Bi | 3.48 × 100
| Derived from price |
Boron | kg | B | 1.39 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Cadmium | kg | Cd | 3.73 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Cesium | kg | Ce | 1.00 × 104
| Derived from price |
Chromium | kg | Cr | 4.56 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Chrysotile | kg | 3.56 × 10-1
| Derived from price | |
Clay, unspecified | kg | 1.35 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Cobalt | kg | Co | 5.00 × 100
| Derived from price |
Copper | kg | Cu | 5.21 × 10-1
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Diamond (industrial) | kg | C | 8.99 × 101
| Derived from price |
Diatomite | kg | 6.02 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Feldspar | kg | 1.97 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Fire clay | kg | 5.01 × 10-3
| Derived from price | |
Fuller’s earth | kg | 1.91 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Gallium | kg | Ga | 8.26 × 101
| Derived from price |
Germanium | kg | Ge | 3.00 × 102
| Derived from price |
Gold | kg | Au | 6.54 × 103
| Derived from price |
Graphite | kg | C | 2.27 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Gypsum | kg | 3.80 × 10-3
| Derived from price | |
Hafnium | kg | Hf | 9.49 × 101
| Derived from price |
Ilmenite | kg | 4.82 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Indium | kg | In | 1.01 × 102
| Derived from price |
Iodine | kg | I | 7.53 × 100
| Derived from price |
Iron | kg | Fe | 1.15 × 10-2
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Iron ore | kg | 2.22 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Kaolin | kg | 3.08 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Kyanite | kg | 6.16 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Lead | kg | Pb | 1.44 × 10-1
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Lime | kg | 2.55 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Lithium | kg | Li | 8.32 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Magnesium | kg | Mg | 8.96 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Manganese | kg | Mn | 1.39 × 100
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Mercury | kg | Hg | 9.44 × 100
| Derived from price |
Molybdenum | kg | Mo | 2.15 × 100
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Nickel | kg | Ni | 2.54 × 100
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Palladium | kg | Pd | 1.92 × 103
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Perlite | kg | 1.19 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Phosphorus | kg | P | 1.73 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Platinum | kg | Pt | 6.30 × 103
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Potash | kg | 1.25 × 10-1
| Derived from price | |
Pumice and pumicite | kg | 7.58 × 10-3
| Derived from price | |
Rhenium | kg | Re | 4.92 × 102
| Derived from price |
Rhodium | kg | Rh | 1.35 × 104
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Rutile | kg | 2.12 × 10-1
| Derived from price | |
Selenium | kg | Se | 1.39 × 101
| Derived from price |
Silicon | kg | Si | 4.95 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Silver | kg | Ag | 7.31 × 101
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Strontium | kg | Sr | 1.06 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Talc | kg | 4.70 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Tantalum | kg | Ta | 5.29 × 101
| Derived from price |
Tellurium | kg | Te | 1.93 × 101
| Derived from price |
Thallium | kg | Tl | 1.09 × 103
| Derived from price |
Tin | kg | Sn | 4.13 × 100
| Derived from price |
Titanium | kg | Ti | 9.93 × 10-1
| Derived from price |
Titanium dioxide | kg | 5.92 × 10-1
| Derived from price | |
Tripoli | kg | 4.34 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Tungsten | kg | W | 8.23 × 100
| Derived from price |
Uranium | kg | U | 1.21 × 101
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Vanadium | kg | V | 4.29 × 100
| Derived from price |
Wollastonite | kg | 4.46 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Zinc | kg | Zn | 9.04 × 100
| Vieira et al. (2016) |
Garnets
| kg | 5.88 × 10-2
| Derived from price | |
Gemstones
| kg | 6.86 × 103
| Derived from price | |
Platinum-group metals (PGM)
| kg | 5.35 × 103
| Vieira et al. (2016) | |
Rare earth metals
| kg | 3.46 × 100
| Derived from price | |
Zirconium mineral concentrates
| kg | 2.08 × 10-1
| Derived from price |