Apart from the Economy that France is known for, another factor that helps make the economy what it is, is its Natural Resources. Although there are fourteen (yes, fourteen!) natural resources in total, it is relatively limited. Here are some of the main ones.
Iron Ore: Iron Ore plays an important part of the early industrialization. It has high Phosphorus and low Iron content limited its desirability. Despite Iron ore being basin of a low grade, it used to perform more than Fifty million tons per year.
Bauxite: Bauxite was discovered in 1861 in France, by Geologist Pierre Berthier near the village of Les Baux in Provence, Southern France. Its name was created by French Chemist Henri Sainte-Claire Deville.
Uranium: Uranium is a very heavy metal which has been used as an abundant source of concentrated energy for 60 years. It was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a German chemist, in the mineral called pitchblende. It was named after the planet Uranus, which had been discovered eight years earlier. It occurs in most rocks in concentrations of 2 to 4 parts per million and is as common in the Earth’s crust as tin, tungsten and molybdenum. Uranium occurs in seawater, and can be recovered from the oceans.