Unfortunately you fail to understand that the differences in exports has less to do with availability of natural resources and more to do with the level of economic development. The reason western countries top exports are finished goods and not raw materials is because western countries add more value to the product lifecycle. Digging minerals out if the dirt will always generate less economic development than building useful things with those minerals. It’s far easier to find alternative sources of these raw materials than it is to suddenly leap your manufacturing capacity and technology.