Minerals
80 mineral commodities from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. 74 have a world production table by country; the rest carry U.S. statistics only. Each entry shows the leading producer and its share of the 2025 world total.
- AluminumChina 61% · critical
- AntimonyChina 36% · critical
- ArsenicPeru 49% · critical
- AsbestosRussia 32%
- BariteIndia 34% · critical
- Bauxite and aluminaGuinea 34%
- BerylliumUnited States 53% · critical
- BismuthChina 86% · critical
- Boronled by Turkey · critical
- BromineIsrael 46%
- CadmiumChina 41%
- CementChina 45%
- ChromiumSouth Africa 45% · critical
- ClaysIndia 17%
- CobaltDR Congo 73% · critical
- Construction sand and gravelU.S. statistics only
- CopperChile 23% · critical
- Crushed stoneU.S. statistics only
- DiatomiteUnited States 28%
- Dimension stoneU.S. statistics only
- Feldspar and nepheline syeniteIndia 19%
- FluorsparChina 59% · critical
- GalliumChina 99% · critical
- GemstonesRussia 30%
- GermaniumU.S. statistics only · critical
- GoldChina 12%
- GypsumUnited States 12%
- Helium and rare gasesUnited States 43%
- IndiumChina 69% · critical
- Industrial diamondRussia 42%
- Industrial garnetAustralia 48%
- Industrial sand and gravelUnited States 28%
- IodineChile 68%
- Iron and steelChina 52%
- Iron and steel scrapU.S. statistics only
- Iron oreAustralia 38%
- Iron oxide pigmentsled by India
- Kyanite and related mineralsled by South Africa
- LeadChina 42% · critical
- LimeChina 74%
- LithiumAustralia 32% · critical
- Magnesium compoundsChina 60%
- Magnesium metalChina 86% · critical
- ManganeseSouth Africa 38% · critical
- Manufactured abrasivesChina 61%
- MercuryChina 94%
- MolybdenumChina 37%
- Natural graphiteChina 78% · critical
- Natural micaChina 24%
- Natural zeolitesSlovakia 22%
- NickelIndonesia 67% · critical
- NiobiumBrazil 93% · critical
- Nitrogen (ammonia)China 31%
- PeatFinland 15%
- PerliteChina 33%
- Phosphate rockChina 44% · critical
- Platinum-group metalsSouth Africa 71% · critical
- PotashCanada 31% · critical
- Pumice and pumiciteTurkey 48%
- Rare earthsChina 69% · critical
- RheniumChile 37% · critical
- SaltChina 21%
- SeleniumChina 52%
- SiliconChina 87% · critical
- SilverMexico 24% · critical
- Soda ashUnited States 17%
- StrontiumIran 56%
- SulfurChina 23%
- Talc and pyrophylliteIndia 22%
- TantalumDR Congo 52% · critical
- TelluriumChina 78% · critical
- TinChina 24% · critical
- Titanium metal and titanium dioxideChina 70% · critical
- Titanium mineral concentratesChina 34% · critical
- TungstenChina 79% · critical
- VanadiumChina 72% · critical
- VermiculiteSouth Africa 35%
- YttriumU.S. statistics only · critical
- ZincChina 32% · critical
- Zirconium and hafniumAustralia 32% · critical