Shale and Coal Reserves

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Reserves

Asia

Africa

Europe

Others

North America

South America

Australia

Bangladesh, China, India, Russia

Ethiopia, Kenya, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania

Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Romania, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland

USA

Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela

New South Wales, New Zealand, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Bangladesh, Burma, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Turkey, Vietnam

Botswana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania

Belgium, Bulgaria, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, The Czech Republic, Ukraine, United Kingdom

Canada, Mexico, USA

Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Venezuela

New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria

Reserves of Shale and Coal

The reserves of Shale and Coal are geographically distributed all over the world. Shale and Coal reserves play an important role in a country’s economic growth. Rocks are deposited according to the topography of the area. Some oldest rocks can be found in the Canadian Shield, Australia, Africa and in a few other old regions around the world. The ages of these felsic rocks are around 2.5 and 3.8 billion years. Learn about the countries with Shale and Coal reserves here.