He became enormously popular in Iran after he nationalized Iran's petroleum industry and oil reserves.

He built up enormous foreign currency reserves, which cushioned the blow of the 2008 global economic crisis.

Guinea has vast mineral wealth, the world s largest reserves of bauxite, and some of the highest grade iron ore deposits.

The most promising breakthrough may well be the discovery of huge reserves of shale gas all over the planet.

In 2007, the discovery of massive offshore oil reserves promised to make Brazil a significant power in the energy arena as well.

For example, China showed little interest in the Senkaku Diaoyu Islands prior to 1968 the year a geographical study pointed to vast oil reserves beneath the seabed.

Countries like Italy, which has massive gold reserves (above 130 billion), could be similarly tempted, driving down prices further.

The creation of America as a major economic power, after all, was made possible by giant steel mills, integrated railway systems, and the mobilization of enormous energy reserves through such ventures as Standard Oil.

They take their direction from corporate bureaucrats in waging war against the indigenous people, whose sacred land is sited on vast reserves of unobtainium, which the corporation wishes to secure at all costs.

China recognizes that it no longer makes sense to stay with its current growth strategy one that relies heavily on a combination of exports and a massive buffer of dollar denominated foreign exchange reserves.

Besides the largest conventional oil reserves and the second largest natural gas reserves in the Western Hemisphere, Venezuela has non conventional oil deposits (extra heavy crude oil, bitumen and tar sands) approximately equal to the world's reserves of conventional oil.

Smaller reserves are found in the United States.

Africa is a continent rich in energy, holding two thirds of the world s reserves of hydro electric power trillions of kilowatt hours representing about half of total world resources.

In 1969, the United Nations Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) completed a seabed survey of the East China Sea, and reported the possible presence of vast underground mineral resources, including abundant oil and natural gas reserves near the Senkakus.

But General Babangida also has deep pockets.

Gas reserves should last about 50 years at present rates of consumption.

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And the losses are colossal.

The Fed has printed new bank reserves with reckless abandon.

A mechanism that allows rich countries that don t need additional reserves to transfer their allocations to those that do is readily available, using the IMF s gold reserves.

In the past decade, YPF s reserves diminished significantly, along with those of most oil companies operating in Argentina, because investment in exploration was greatly reduced.

As a result, the country s energy reserves have also become an investment magnet.

The country's oil reserves have played a major role in its growing wealth and influence.

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The European venture is immense.

The difficulties are immense.

But the challenges are daunting.

Our task is huge.

The immediate humanitarian needs are immense.

China recognizes that it no longer makes sense to stay with its current growth strategy one that relies heavily on a combination of exports and a massive buffer of dollar denominated foreign exchange reserves. Three key developments led the Chinese leadership to this conclusion

Also during the war, geologists discovered large reserves of gold that would be mined in the 1950s.

The things are coming out at a faster pace.

The challenges facing both are monumental.

And here, too, an opportunity was lost.

The benefits are huge.

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This takes an enormous toll.

Fifty percent!

The ramifications will be enormous.

Globalization has brought enormous benefits.

In other words, France uses African reserves to finance part of its budget deficit at a concessional interest rate.

In 2005 it had proven recoverable coal reserves of 171 million tons.

Bank reserves were in silver coins, and banknotes were convertible solely into silver.

Iraq has reserves of uranium ore which continue to be mined at Akashat, on the border with Syria.