Who mines the world’s minerals
Country shares of 2025 world output for 72 mineral commodities, drawn from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. Each bar below is one mineral, split by the countries that produce it.
China ranks first in 34 of the 75 USGS world tables. See where it does not.
The core library
72 minerals, most concentrated first · hatched = countries USGS groups as “other”
- GalliumChina 99%
- MercuryChina 94%
- NiobiumBrazil 93%
- SiliconChina 87%
- Magnesium metalChina 86%
- BismuthChina 86%
- TungstenChina 79%
- TelluriumChina 78%
- Natural graphiteChina 78%
- LimeChina 74%
- CobaltDR Congo 73%
- VanadiumChina 72%
- Platinum-group metalsSouth Africa 71%
- Titanium metal and titanium dioxideChina 70%
- WollastoniteChina 70%
- Rare earthsChina 69%
- IndiumChina 69%
- IodineChile 68%
- NickelIndonesia 67%
- Manufactured abrasivesChina 61%
- AluminumChina 61%
- Magnesium compoundsChina 60%
- FluorsparChina 59%
- StrontiumIran 55%
- BerylliumUnited States 53%
- SeleniumChina 52%
- TantalumDR Congo 52%
- Iron and steelChina 52%
- ArsenicPeru 49%
- Pumice and pumiciteTurkey 48%
- Industrial garnetAustralia 48%
- BromineIsrael 46%
- ChromiumSouth Africa 45%
- CementChina 45%
- Phosphate rockChina 44%
- Helium and rare gasesUnited States 43%
- LeadChina 42%
- Industrial diamondRussia 42%
- CadmiumChina 41%
- ManganeseSouth Africa 38%
- Iron oreAustralia 38%
- MolybdenumChina 37%
- RheniumChile 37%
- AntimonyChina 36%
- VermiculiteSouth Africa 35%
- BariteIndia 34%
- Titanium mineral concentratesChina 34%
- Bauxite and aluminaGuinea 34%
- PerliteChina 33%
- AsbestosRussia 32%
- Zirconium and hafniumAustralia 32%
- LithiumAustralia 32%
- ZincChina 32%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)China 31%
- PotashCanada 31%
- GemstonesRussia 30%
- DiatomiteUnited States 28%
- Industrial sand and gravelUnited States 28%
- TinChina 24%
- Natural micaChina 24%
- SilverMexico 24%
- CopperChile 23%
- SulfurChina 23%
- Talc and pyrophylliteIndia 22%
- Natural zeolitesSlovakia 22%
- SaltChina 21%
- Feldspar and nepheline syeniteIndia 19%
- Soda ashUnited States 17%
- ClaysIndia 17%
- PeatFinland 15%
- GypsumUnited States 12%
- GoldChina 12%
Countries that lead
number of USGS tables where the country ranks first
- Chinafirst in 34 · listed in 65
- United Statesfirst in 9 · listed in 57
- Indiafirst in 5 · listed in 36
- Australiafirst in 5 · listed in 31
- South Africafirst in 4 · listed in 20
- Russiafirst in 3 · listed in 53
- Chilefirst in 3 · listed in 13
- DR Congofirst in 2 · listed in 7
- Canadafirst in 1 · listed in 33
- Brazilfirst in 1 · listed in 30
Assay notes
short reads built on the same tables