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International Minerals Statistics and Information

By National Minerals Information Center

Production statistics, facility location data, and industry analyses by country

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Reports on countries' mineral industries, including statistics on mineral production and trade, facility locations, government policies, industry structure, and commodity sector developments. 

Regions

 

Africa and the Middle East

Africa and the Middle East

Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific

Europe and central Eurasia

Europe and central Eurasia

Latin America and Canada

Latin America and Canada

Countries

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A

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Image shows a sample of augelite and quartz on a black background.
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Augelite and quartz. Augelite is an aluminum phosphate mineral, primarily prized for collecting.
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High-definition image of a barite specimen showing layered structure and subtle color variations.
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Barite, a sulfate mineral.
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Isolated silver-bismuth ore specimen from the USGS mineral collection.
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Silver-bismuth ore.

B

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Image shows a sample of epidote and quartz against a black background
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Epidote and quartz. Epidote is a silicate mineral used mostly as a semiprecious gemstone.
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High-definition image showing varied textures and mineral compositions.
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Various specimens of gold ore.

C

D

E

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USGS mineral specimen featuring galena and chalcopyrite.
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Galena and chalcopyrite.

F

G

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Isolated nickel specimen from the USGS mineral collection.
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Nickel.

H

I 

J

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High-definition image showing metallic texture and layered structure.
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Pentlandite, pyrrhotite, and chalcopyrite.

 

K

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Image shows a sample of gold against a black background
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Native gold. Most gold fabricated today is used in jewelry, but gold also performs critical functions in computers, communications equipment, and spacecraft.

L

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These rare-earth oxides are used as tracers to determine which parts of a watershed are eroding. Clockwise from top center: praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium, and gadolinium.

M

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Image shows a sample of torbernite against a black background
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Torbernite is a copper phosphate mineral that contains uranium, making it somewhat radioactive. 
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Close up of Silicon Carbide
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Silicon carbide. Used as an abrasive.

N

O

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High-definition image of wolframite specimen with fine-grained texture and dark luster.
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Wolframite (tungsten ore).

P

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USGS mineral specimen of zirconium tubing.
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Zirconium tubing.

Q

R

S

T

U

V

Y

Z

 

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