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Mineral Commodity Summary February 2021
Mineral Commodity Summary February 2021
Mineral Commodity Summary February 2021

The 26th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report from the U.S. Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center is the earliest comprehensive source of 2020 mineral production data for the world.

The 26th annual Mineral Commodity Summaries report from the U.S. Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center is the earliest comprehensive source of 2020 mineral production data for the world.

A map of the world that shows which countries the United States relied on for mineral imports in 2020.
US Minerals Net Import Reliance in 2020
US Minerals Net Import Reliance in 2020
US Minerals Net Import Reliance in 2020

The United States continues to rely on foreign sources for some raw and processed mineral materials, including some critical minerals. This map shows the countries that supply mineral commodities for which the United States was more than 50% net import reliant in 2020. 

The United States continues to rely on foreign sources for some raw and processed mineral materials, including some critical minerals. This map shows the countries that supply mineral commodities for which the United States was more than 50% net import reliant in 2020. 

Georgia mineral commodity producing areas map from 2014 Minerals Yearbook
Mineral commodity producing areas of Georgia in 2014
Mineral commodity producing areas of Georgia in 2014
Mineral commodity producing areas of Georgia in 2014

The Georgia chapter of the Minerals Yearbook Volume II - Area Reports, Domestic - contains data and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Georgia including a generalized map of principal mineral commodity producing areas. The map is included in the PDF version; both PDF and XLS versions of text and data are available.

The Georgia chapter of the Minerals Yearbook Volume II - Area Reports, Domestic - contains data and information on the nonfuel mineral commodities produced in Georgia including a generalized map of principal mineral commodity producing areas. The map is included in the PDF version; both PDF and XLS versions of text and data are available.

Graham Lederer examines tungsten ore from Burnside mine
Graham Lederer examines tungsten ore from Burnside mine
Graham Lederer examines tungsten ore from Burnside mine
Graham Lederer examines tungsten ore from Burnside mine

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | Oct. 2019 | Honorable Mention 1
Graham Lederer uses a hand lens to examine tungsten ore from the Burnside mine in Alpine County, California. Scheelite is an important tungsten mineral found in skarn deposits throughout the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin.

Northeast Region Photo Contest Winner | Oct. 2019 | Honorable Mention 1
Graham Lederer uses a hand lens to examine tungsten ore from the Burnside mine in Alpine County, California. Scheelite is an important tungsten mineral found in skarn deposits throughout the Sierra Nevada and Great Basin.

Map of countries from which the US imports more than 50% of certain mineral commodities
The US relies on these countries for 50% or more of certain minerals
The US relies on these countries for 50% or more of certain minerals
The US relies on these countries for 50% or more of certain minerals

This map shows the countries that supply mineral commodities for which the United States was more than 50 percent import reliant in 2017.

This map shows the countries that supply mineral commodities for which the United States was more than 50 percent import reliant in 2017.

Videos

2017 Oct. Public Lecture — Global Trends in Mineral Commodity Supplies
2017 Oct. Public Lecture — Global Trends in Mineral Commodity Supplies
2017 Oct. Public Lecture — Global Trends in Mineral Commodity Supplies
  • The U.S. is increasingly reliant on supply of mineral raw materials from other countries.
  • Advanced technologies are increasingly making use of nearly the entire periodic table of the elements.
  • Dynamic studies of critical and strategic mineral supply and demand can identify emerging potential supply risks.
  • The U.S. is increasingly reliant on supply of mineral raw materials from other countries.
  • Advanced technologies are increasingly making use of nearly the entire periodic table of the elements.
  • Dynamic studies of critical and strategic mineral supply and demand can identify emerging potential supply risks.
NMIC - 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries Release
NMIC - 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries Release
NMIC - 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries Release

The National Minerals Information Center, the primary agency for collecting and analyzing nonfuel minerals information, releases the 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries, a collection of reports on over 85 commodities essential to the U.S. economy and national security.

The National Minerals Information Center, the primary agency for collecting and analyzing nonfuel minerals information, releases the 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries, a collection of reports on over 85 commodities essential to the U.S. economy and national security.