Australia is the world’s leading coal exporter. It also contains large deposits of natural gas, and has the world’s largest known supply of uranium. It also is a significant exporter of bauxite, iron ore, copper, tin, gold, silver, nickel, tungsten, mineral sands, lead, zinc, and diamonds. | | Kuwait contains 99.0 billion barrels of proven oil reserves, or roughly 8 percent of the world's total oil reserves. | | Qatar contains the third largest natural gas reserves and the largest non-associated gas field in the world. Qatar is also emerging as a major exporter of liquefied natural gas. | | The United Arab Emirates is important to world energy markets because it contains nearly 10 percent, of the world's proven oil reserves. The UAE also holds the world's fifth-largest natural gas reserves and exports significant amounts of liquefied natural gas. |