Lignite: resources at
end-1999
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Proved amount in place
|
Estimated additional
|
|
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Tonnage
|
Maximum depth of deposits
|
Minimum seam thickness
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Amount in place
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Reserves recoverable
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|
|
million tonnes
|
metres
|
metres
|
million tonnes
|
million tonnes
|
|
North America
|
|
|
|
|
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Canada
|
2 961
|
50
|
1.5
|
51 034
|
42 115
|
|
United States of America
|
39 934
|
61
|
0.8
|
393 822
|
|
|
South America
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina
|
7 350
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asia
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Philippines
|
118
|
100
|
0.6
|
|
|
|
Thailand
|
1 391
|
500
|
3.0
|
760
|
|
|
Turkey
|
4 535
|
492
|
0.1
|
80
|
|
|
Europe
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Austria
|
340
|
|
|
|
|
|
Croatia
|
41
|
|
|
|
|
|
Czech Republic
|
623
|
130
|
1.5
|
|
240
|
|
France
|
114
|
1 000
|
1.0
|
|
|
|
Germany
|
78 000
|
600
|
2.0
|
|
|
|
Hungary
|
1 361
|
80
|
1.0
|
3 245
|
1 041
|
|
Italy
|
15
|
150
|
3.0
|
22
|
20
|
|
Poland
|
13 600
|
350
|
3.0
|
|
|
|
Romania
|
2 500
|
|
|
4 641
|
|
|
Slovakia
|
|
|
|
|
389
|
|
Slovenia
|
602
|
547
|
8.0
|
|
|
|
Spain
|
60
|
50
|
0.5
|
|
|
|
Ukraine
|
2 578
|
400
|
2.7
|
320
|
|
|
Oceania
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia
|
41 900
|
300
|
3.0
|
175 300
|
157 800
|
|
New Zealand
|
2 297
|
|
|
9 817
|
7 078
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