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Comment on: "Recent revisions of phosphate rock reserves and resources: a critique" by Edixhoven et al. (2014) – clarifying comments and thoughts on key conceptions, conclusions and interpretation to allow for sustainable action
R. W. Scholz
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Fraunhofer Institute for Interfacial Engineering
and Biotechnology (IGB), Stuttgart, Germany
Danube University Krems, Faculty of Economics and Globalization,
Department for Knowledge and Communication Management, Krems, Austria
F.-W. Wellmer
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
formerly at: Federal Institute of Geosciences and
Natural Resources, Hannover, Neue Sachlichkeit 32, 30655 Hannover, Germany
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The 2014 USGS data could decrease from 67 Gt phosphate rock (PR) reserves to 58.5 Gt marketable PR (PR-M) if data on PR-ore are transferred to PR-M. The 50 Gt PR-M estimate for Moroccan reserves is reasonable. Geoeconomics suggests that large parts of resources and geopotential become future reserves. As phosphate is essential for food production and reserve data alone are unsufficient for assessing long-run supply security, an international standing committee may assess future PR accessibility.
The 2014 USGS data could decrease from 67 Gt phosphate rock (PR) reserves to 58.5 Gt marketable...
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