National Minerals Information Center products

This infographic describes four major, periodic products from the USGS National Minerals Information Center, each represented by their publication covers: 

Mineral Commodity Summaries and Minerals Yearbooks

• Provides statistics and recent trends including the production, use, trade, events and recent trends for 90+ minerals in 180 countries
• Icons indicate a production bar chart with line graph overlaid, gears symbolizing use, a globe symbolizing global perspective, and a ship indicating trade. 
• These publications provide a snapshot in time (symbolized by a camera) that provides insights into recent changes to, and present state of, mineral production and supply chains
• These products are updated every year

Methodology and Technical Input for the U.S. List of Critical Minerals

• Provides an analysis of supply chain risk: evaluates potential future cross-sectoral supply disruption risks
• Icon indicates recent production and supply data (symbolized by bar and line data) providing insights into near-term future risks (indicated by gray forecast with a risk meter showing a warning icon)
• This publication evaluates potential near-term scenarios to identify supply chain vulnerabilities and potential disruption impacts
• The U.S. List of Critical Minerals is updated at least once every 3 years

World Minerals Outlook

• Provides a forecast of global production capacity by country
• Icon indicates recent production (symbolized by bar chart) providing insights into a multi-year forecast (symbolized by gray forecast with light gray bar graph indicating potential production capacity)
• This publication is a multiyear forecast to inform long-term supply planning
• This product is published annually featuring a rotating selection of commodities (such that each commodity is only featured periodically)