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Recent revisions of phosphate rock reserves and resources: a critique
J. D. Edixhoven
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft Technical Universtity, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands
J. Gupta
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Department of Human Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam, Plantage Muidergracht 14, 1018 TV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
H. H. G. Savenije
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Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft Technical Universtity, Stevinweg 1, 2628 CN Delft, the Netherlands
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Phosphate rock is a finite resource required for fertilizer production. Following a debate over the PR depletion timeline, global PR reserves were recently increased 4-fold based mainly on a restatement of Moroccan reserves. We review whether this restatement is methodologically compatible with resource terminology used in major resource classifications, whether resource classification nomenclature is sufficiently understood in the literature, and whether the recent restatements are reliable.
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