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What is difference between potential and reserve resource? |
| Answer» Potential\xa0resources\xa0are the resources that have been identified but are not yet used due to the lack of availability of technology. The government do not have plans to use them them in near future, but if needed they can be developed and utilised.\tThese are resources whose total quantity is not known.\tThey are not being used at present.\tAs technology improves their use in future is possible.\tUranium found in Ladakh is an example of potential resources.Reserves\xa0are the resources which\xa0have been identified and are entirely reserved for present and future use.\xa0\tThese are resources whose total quantity is known.\tThey are being used at the present time.\tAvailable technology is used to use these resources.\tRich deposits of coal in Rubr region of Germany is an example of actual resources | |