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Mining & Metals: Global Production & Reserves Benchmarks by Commodity
A free, platform-curated benchmark table of world mine production, estimated reserves, leading producer country and dominant end-use for major metal and mineral commodities, compiled from the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries (public domain). Helps analysts, procurement teams and researchers size markets and compare commodities using widely published official figures.
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"commodity": "Iron ore",
"primary_use": "Steelmaking",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 190,000 million tonnes (crude ore)",
"leading_producer": "Australia",
"world_mine_production": "about 2,500 million tonnes (usable ore)"
},
{
"commodity": "Bauxite (aluminum ore)",
"primary_use": "Alumina and aluminum production",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 30,000 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "Australia",
"world_mine_production": "about 400 million tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Copper",
"primary_use": "Electrical wiring and electronics",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 1,000 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "Chile",
"world_mine_production": "about 22 million tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Gold",
"primary_use": "Jewelry and investment",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 59,000 tonnes",
"leading_producer": "China",
"world_mine_production": "about 3,000 tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Silver",
"primary_use": "Industrial, jewelry and coinage",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 610,000 tonnes",
"leading_producer": "Mexico",
"world_mine_production": "about 26,000 tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Zinc",
"primary_use": "Galvanizing steel",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 250 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "China",
"world_mine_production": "about 12 million tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Lead",
"primary_use": "Lead-acid batteries",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 85 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "China",
"world_mine_production": "about 4.5 million tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Nickel",
"primary_use": "Stainless steel and batteries",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 130 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "Indonesia",
"world_mine_production": "about 3.6 million tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Lithium",
"primary_use": "Rechargeable batteries",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 28 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "Australia",
"world_mine_production": "about 180,000 tonnes (lithium content)"
},
{
"commodity": "Cobalt",
"primary_use": "Batteries and superalloys",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 11 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "Democratic Republic of the Congo",
"world_mine_production": "about 230,000 tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Tin",
"primary_use": "Solder and tinplate",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 4.3 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "China",
"world_mine_production": "about 290,000 tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Manganese",
"primary_use": "Steel alloying",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 1,900 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "South Africa",
"world_mine_production": "about 20 million tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Molybdenum",
"primary_use": "High-strength steel alloys",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 12 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "China",
"world_mine_production": "about 250,000 tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Platinum",
"primary_use": "Catalytic converters",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 70,000 tonnes (platinum-group metals)",
"leading_producer": "South Africa",
"world_mine_production": "about 180 tonnes"
},
{
"commodity": "Rare earths (REO)",
"primary_use": "Permanent magnets and electronics",
"source_period": "2023 (USGS MCS 2024)",
"world_reserves": "about 110 million tonnes",
"leading_producer": "China",
"world_mine_production": "about 350,000 tonnes (rare-earth oxide)"
}
],
"sources": [
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"url": "https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/mineral-commodity-summaries",
"name": "USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024"
}
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"category": "benchmarks",
"vertical": "mining-metals",
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"primary_use": "Dominant end use of the commodity",
"source_period": "Reference year and source edition",
"world_reserves": "Estimated global reserves for the stated period",
"leading_producer": "Country with the largest mine production",
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