(9News) The value of North Korea's untapped minerals would be enough to pay every one of Earth's seven billion people more than $1000.

Scratching the surface of the secluded nation reveals vast deposits of more than 200 minerals including magnesite, zinc, copper, limestone, molybdenum, iron and gold worth more than $7 trillion, Quartz reports.

Despite the vast swathes of riches buried beneath the nation's bedrock, taking advantage of them has become difficult.

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