Reference
·Supporting source
Thailand Potash Proven Reserves
~2,000–3,000 Mt (in-situ estimate)
Thailand holds some of the world's largest identified potash deposits, concentrated in the northeastern Khorat Plateau (Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum). DPIM and academic surveys have estimated in-situ potash reserves at 2,000–3,000 million tonnes, though commercially recoverable grades and accessible depths are a subset of this figure. ASEAN Potash Mining (APMC) and Italian-Thai Development (ITD) hold the primary concession licenses for the Udon North and Chaiyaphum blocks. Potash development has been delayed for decades by community opposition, brine-migration environmental concerns, and political cycles — making Thailand's reserve base a long-dated strategic option rather than a near-term production story.
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Thailand holds some of the world's largest identified potash deposits, concentrated in the northeastern Khorat Plateau (Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum). DPIM and academic surveys have estimated in-situ potash reserves at 2,000–3,000 million tonnes, though commercially recoverable grades and accessible depths are a subset of this figure. ASEAN Potash Mining (APMC) and Italian-Thai Development (ITD) hold the primary concession licenses for the Udon North and Chaiyaphum blocks. Potash development has been delayed for decades by community opposition, brine-migration environmental concerns, and political cycles — making Thailand's reserve base a long-dated strategic option rather than a near-term production story.
Thailand holds some of the world's largest identified potash deposits, concentrated in the northeastern Khorat Plateau (Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum). DPIM and academic surveys have estimated in-situ potash reserves at 2,000–3,000 million tonnes, though commercially recoverable grades and accessible depths are a subset of this figure. ASEAN Potash Mining (APMC) and Italian-Thai Development (ITD) hold the primary concession licenses for the Udon North and Chaiyaphum blocks. Potash development has been delayed for decades by community opposition, brine-migration environmental concerns, and political cycles — making Thailand's reserve base a long-dated strategic option rather than a near-term production story.
Time scope
FY2023
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Interpretation notes
What this tells you
Thailand holds some of the world's largest identified potash deposits, concentrated in the northeastern Khorat Plateau (Nakhon Ratchasima, Udon Thani, Chaiyaphum). DPIM and academic surveys have estimated in-situ potash reserves at 2,000–3,000 million tonnes, though commercially recoverable grades and accessible depths are a subset of this figure. ASEAN Potash Mining (APMC) and Italian-Thai Development (ITD) hold the primary concession licenses for the Udon North and Chaiyaphum blocks. Potash development has been delayed for decades by community opposition, brine-migration environmental concerns, and political cycles — making Thailand's reserve base a long-dated strategic option rather than a near-term production story.
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