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v1.0.0
Exported
4/19/2026
{
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"exported_at": "2026-04-19T00:13:56.516Z",
"country": {
"name": "Germany",
"iso2": "DE",
"iso3": "DEU",
"region": "Europe",
"as_of": "2025-12-30",
"base_currency": "EUR",
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"discount_rate": 0.06,
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}
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{
"id": "de-lignite",
"name": "Lignite (Brown Coal)",
"category": "energy",
"type": "lignite",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Germany is world's largest lignite producer. Rhineland, Lusatia, Central German coalfields. Phase-out by 2038 committed.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-rhineland-lignite",
"name": "Rhineland Lignite District",
"admin_areas": [
"North Rhine-Westphalia"
],
"location": {
"lat": 50.9,
"lon": 6.5
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "RWE operations. Open-pit mines. Power stations nearby.",
"risk": {
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"regulatory": 5,
"environmental": 5,
"notes": "Coal phase-out by 2038. Hambach Forest protests. Social transition challenges."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 35000000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Germany has world's largest lignite reserves. Economic viability declining.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "German Mineral Resources",
"publisher": "BGR",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
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"price": {
"value": 20,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
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}
}
]
}
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}
]
},
{
"id": "de-potash",
"name": "Potash",
"category": "industrial_mineral",
"type": "potash",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Germany has significant potash reserves. K+S AG major producer. Thuringia and Lower Saxony deposits.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-potash",
"name": "German Potash Deposits",
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"Thuringia",
"Saxony-Anhalt",
"Lower Saxony"
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"location": {
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"lon": 10.5
},
"grade": {
"value": 12,
"unit": "K2O_percent",
"notes": null
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"dev_status": "producing",
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"infrastructure_notes": "K+S AG operations. Underground mining.",
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"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Mine water disposal challenges. Environmental regulations."
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"reserve_estimates": [
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"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
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"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Germany among top 5 global potash producers.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "German Mineral Resources",
"publisher": "BGR",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
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"price": {
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"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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}
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]
},
{
"id": "de-salt",
"name": "Salt (Rock Salt)",
"category": "industrial_mineral",
"type": "salt",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Large salt deposits. Road salt, industrial and chemical uses. Solution mining and rock salt mining.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-salt",
"name": "German Salt Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"Lower Saxony",
"Saxony-Anhalt",
"Bavaria"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
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"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 1,
"notes": null
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"reserve_estimates": [
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"quantity": {
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"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.9,
"notes": null,
"sources": [
{
"title": "Industrial Minerals Report",
"publisher": "BGR",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
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"price": {
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"unit": "USD/tonne",
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}
]
},
{
"id": "de-aggregates",
"name": "Sand & Gravel",
"category": "construction_material",
"type": "aggregate",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Major construction materials producer. Gravel, sand for concrete and construction.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-aggregates",
"name": "German Aggregate Resources",
"admin_areas": [
"Bavaria",
"Baden-Württemberg",
"North Rhine-Westphalia"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
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"risk": {
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"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
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"reserve_estimates": [
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"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
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"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Germany produces ~250Mt aggregates annually.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Construction Minerals",
"publisher": "BGR",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
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"valuation_scenarios": [
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"price": {
"value": 10,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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{
"id": "de-natural-gas",
"name": "Natural Gas",
"category": "energy",
"type": "natural_gas",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Limited domestic production. Heavy import dependence. Post-Nord Stream transition to LNG and alternatives.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-gas",
"name": "German Gas Fields",
"admin_areas": [
"Lower Saxony",
"Schleswig-Holstein"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Declining production. New LNG terminals for imports.",
"risk": {
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"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": "Energy security concern after Russia gas cutoff. Fracking banned."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
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"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 1500,
"unit": "bcf",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.75,
"notes": "Declining reserves. Domestic production meets ~5% of demand.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "German Energy Resources",
"publisher": "BGR",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
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"price": {
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"unit": "USD/bcf",
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]
},
{
"id": "de-offshore-wind",
"name": "Offshore Wind Resource",
"category": "energy",
"type": "renewable",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Major offshore wind development in North Sea and Baltic. Key to Energiewende. 30GW target by 2030.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-offshore-wind",
"name": "German Offshore Wind Zones",
"admin_areas": [
"North Sea",
"Baltic Sea"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Multiple operational wind farms. Grid connections. 30GW target by 2030.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 70,
"unit": "GW",
"basis": "technical_potential"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Technical potential. 8GW installed. 30GW target by 2030.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Offshore Wind Strategy",
"publisher": "BMWK",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "de-arable-land",
"name": "Arable Land",
"category": "agriculture",
"type": "farmland",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Productive agricultural sector. Wheat, barley, sugar beets, potatoes. Strong organic sector.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-farmland",
"name": "German Agricultural Land",
"admin_areas": [
"Bavaria",
"Lower Saxony",
"North Rhine-Westphalia",
"Baden-Württemberg"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 16700000,
"unit": "hectare",
"basis": "total_farmland"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.95,
"notes": "16.7M ha agricultural land. ~11.8M ha arable. Major EU agricultural producer.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Agricultural Statistics",
"publisher": "Federal Statistical Office",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "de-timber",
"name": "Timber/Forestry",
"category": "forestry",
"type": "timber",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Significant forestry sector. 11.4M ha forest (32% of land). Major wood producer. Climate stress increasing.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-forests",
"name": "German Managed Forests",
"admin_areas": [
"Bavaria",
"Baden-Württemberg",
"Hesse",
"Lower Saxony"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Bark beetle infestations. Drought stress. Climate adaptation needed."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 3900000000,
"unit": "cubic_metre",
"basis": "standing_volume"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "11.4M ha forest. Standing volume 3.9B m³. Major sawlog producer.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "National Forest Inventory",
"publisher": "Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "de-freshwater",
"name": "Freshwater Resources",
"category": "water",
"type": "freshwater",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Abundant freshwater. Rhine, Elbe, Danube river systems. Groundwater important for drinking water.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "de-german-freshwater",
"name": "German Freshwater Systems",
"admin_areas": [
"Bavaria",
"Baden-Württemberg",
"North Rhine-Westphalia",
"Lower Saxony"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": "Climate change affecting availability. Summer droughts increasing."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 188,
"unit": "km3",
"basis": "renewable"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Annual renewable freshwater. Well-developed water infrastructure.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Water Resources Report",
"publisher": "German Environment Agency",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
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}
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}
]
}