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Publications

The Center conducts analyses of and develops information on minerals-related issues, including minerals conservation, sustainability, availability, materials flow, and the economic health of the U.S. minerals industry. 

Key Publications

Historical and Time Series Data

Graph from Zeolites 2016 chapter showing increasing production trend with fluctuations since 1975

A compilation of data on mineral production, imports, exports, stocks, reported and apparent consumption publications.

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Periodic Publications

sphalerite, cubes of pyrite, and covellite

A subset of our monthly, quarterly, and annual publications

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Special Publications

scientists sampling mineral deposit

Fact Sheets - Short introductions to mineral commodities, materials flow, and supply chain topics

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Filter Total Items: 583

Gemstones in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Industrial Diamond in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Rare Earths, 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Joseph Gambogi
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Industrial Sand and Gravel in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Thomas Dolley
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Strontium in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Joyce A. Ober
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Diatomite in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Gypsum in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Pumice in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Mining Review in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Joyce A. Ober
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Boron in 2015

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert Crangle
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

United States copper metal and scrap use and trade patterns, 1995‒2014

In 1995, China accounted for 10 percent of world copper consumption. By 2014, China accounted for about 49 percent of world copper consumption. This change has affected global copper and copper scrap prices, the sources of copper supply, and U.S. trade of copper-containing materials. This report considers changes to the copper and copper scrap industries of the United States. For the study period,
Authors
Thomas G. Goonan
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

The nation's top 25 crushed stone producers

No abstract available.
Authors
Jason C. Willett
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center