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According to the U.S. Geological Survey (2012), the chief mining areas of phosphate rock are China, the United States, and Morocco. The largest sedimentary reserves of phosphate rock...

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Source B: Phosphate Rock Phosphate rock, a critical natural resource primarily employed in fertilizer production, has global reserves concentrated in key regions. Morocco and Western …

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Phosphate rock reserve estimates for select countries from 1989 to 2011 (Source: ... 1988 1991 1994 1997 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 United States Jordan South Africa

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