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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of the environment.
 

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NMIC Seminars

NMIC Mineral Report

NMIC Seminar: By-products from industrial processes

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NMIC Seminar Series: Navigating the Complexities of Permitting a Mine on Federal Lands

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NMIC Seminar Series: Old and New Energy and Minerals - Risks, Uncertainties, and Gaps in Knowledge

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NMIC Seminar Series: Prospects for Rare-Earth Production Outside of China

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NMIC - 2017 Mineral Commodity Summaries Release

Presentations and Events

2017 Oct. Public Lecture — Global Trends in Mineral Commodity Supplies

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NMIC Seminar Series: Mining the Deep Seabed - A Viable Approach to Meeting the Critical Needs of the U.S. for Secure, Responsibly Sourced Metals

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NMIC Seminar Series: Lessons for Policy and Investment from Mining for a Critical Mineral in a Conflict Zone: The Case of Alphamin Bisie Mining's Tin Project in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Global trends in mineral commodities for advanced technologies

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Minerals Statistics and Information - Domestic and International

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National Minerals Information Center (News)

Presentations and Events

China's Economic Rebalancing Act-Implications for the World Economy

Center News
China's global cobalt footprint; map illustration from open file report 2020-1127

Investigation of U.S. Foreign Reliance on Critical Minerals

NMIC Mineral Report

Aggregates Data by State, Type, and End Use; 1971–2017

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Lithium Occurrences and Processing Facilities of Argentina, and Salars of the Lithium Triangle, Central South America

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Global nonfuel mineral exploration trends 2001-2015

NMIC Mineral Report

USGS Aggregates Time Series Data by State, Type, and End Use

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The Top 5 U.S. Minerals by Production Value

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The Top 5 Mineral-Producing States

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Bon Anniversaire, Louisiane!

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Happy 229th Birthday, Maryland!

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Mineral Resource of the Month