Specialty Publications

Fact Sheets 

Short introductions to mineral commodities, materials flow, and supply chain topics.

• Mineral Resources Program Mineral Commodity Fact Sheets
• Materials Flow and Sustainability
  • Beryllium—A Critical Mineral Commodity—Resources, Production, and Supply Chain 
    Fact Sheet 2016-3081
  • Comparison of U.S. Net Import Reliance for Nonfuel Mineral Commodities--A 60-year Retrospective (1954-1984-2014)
    Fact Sheet 2015-3082
  • Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Gold Supply Chain 
    Fact Sheet 2015-3075
  • Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo--Global Tantalum Processing Plants, a Critical Part of the Tantalum Supply Chain
    Fact Sheet 2014-3122
  • Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo - Tin Processing Plants, a Critical Part of the Tin Supply Chain
    Fact Sheet 2015-3022
  • Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Global Tungsten Processing Plants, a Critical Part of the Tungsten Supply Chain
    Fact Sheet 2014-3069
  • The Ebola Virus Disease Outbreak and the Mineral Sectors of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone 
    Fact Sheet 2015–3033
  • Resource Nationalism in Indonesia—Effects of the 2014 Mineral Export Ban 
    Fact Sheet 2016-3072
  • Fertilizers -- Sustaining Global Food Supplies
    FS-155-99
  • Industrial Minerals of the United States: U.S. Talc—Baby Powder and Much More 
    FS-065-00
  • Materials Flow and Sustainability 
    FS-068-98
  • Materials in Use in U.S. Interstate Highways
    FS-2006-3127
  • Metal Stocks in Use in the United States
    FS-2005-3090
  • Minor Metals and Renewable Energy—Diversifying America’s Energy Sources
    Fact Sheet 2017-3061
  • Natural Aggregates--Foundation of America's Future
    FS-144-97
  • Obsolete Computers, 'Gold Mine,' or High-Tech Trash? Resource Recovery from Recycling
    FS-060-01
  • Rare Earth Elements--Critical Resources for High Technology
    FS-087-02
  • Recent Trends in Cuba's Mining and Petroleum Industries 
    Fact Sheet 2015–3032
  • Recycled Cell Phones--A Treasure Trove of Valuable Metals 
    Fact Sheet 2006-3097
  • Use of Raw Materials in the United States from 1900 through 2014 
    Fact Sheet 2017-3062
  • Wollastonite--A Versatile Industrial Mineral 
    FS-002-01

General Interest 

Short introductions to how mineral commodities are used.

• Metals and Minerals in Medical Implants
• Minerals Use in Safety Applications in the Workplace (PDF)
   

Minerals in Sports 

Brief discussion of the evolution of various sports equipment and the minerals and materials used to make them.

• 2006 Winter Olympics -- Minerals at Torino (PDF)
• Baseball Bat Innovations (PDF)
• Bicycle Frames... What's the Difference? (PDF)
• Clay Sport Surfaces (PDF)
• Free Weights (PDF)
• Golf -- From the Earth to the Moon (PDF)
• Lacrosse -- Not All Sticks Come From Trees (PDF)
• The Pogo Stick (PDF)
• Tennis (PDF)
   

Mineral Commodity Profiles 

Detailed information on mineral commodity industries, including sources, production technologies, and end uses.

• Antimony - Open-File Report 2003-19
• Asbestos - Circular- 1255-KK
• Cadmium - Open-File Report - 2002-238
• Cesium - Open- File Report - 2004-1432
• Germanium - Open File Report - 2004-1218
• Gold - Open-File Report - 2002-303
• Indium - Open-File Report - 2004-1300
• Iron and Steel - Open-File Report - 2005-1254
• Nitrogen - Open-File Report - 2004-1290
• Rubidium - Open-File Report - 2003-45
• Selenium - Open-File Report - 2003-18
• Silver - Open File Report - 2004-1251

Maps

• International
  • Mineral Facilities of Africa and the Middle East
    Open-File Report 2006-1135
  • Mineral Facilities of Asia and the Pacific
    Open-File Report 2010–1254
  • Mineral Facilities of Europe
    Open-File Report 2010–1257
  • Mineral Facilities of Latin America and Canada
    Open-File Report 2006-1375
  • Mineral Facilities of Northern and Central Eurasia
    Open-File Report 2010–1255
  • World Copper Smelters
    Open-File Report 03-075
• United States
  • Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data