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I'm not sure where you got the 25% number, but thorium deposits exist all over the world. In the US, the carolinas are an available source. It's about as common
by Locke1689 17y ago
I'm not sure where you got the 25% number, but thorium deposits exist all over the world. In the US, the carolinas are an available source. It's about as common as lead, so i'm not really sure we're predicting any shortages anywhere yet.
- jawad 17y agoThe USGS Minerals Commodity Summary for Thorium indicates that Australia, the US, India, and Norway have 80% of the world's thorium reserve base. PDF warning: http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/thorium/mcs-2009-thori.pdf http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/thorium/mcs...
- Locke1689 17y agoThanks. Interestingly enough it seems that Australia, not India, is the winner in Thorium reserves, both economically exploitable and total. In total, the US and India have equivalent reserves, while India has more economically exploitable.