Natural mica
World mine production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world scrap and flake mica mine production, 2025 · world total 350,000 metric tons
- China 24%
- Madagascar 20%
- Finland 16%
- United States 7.4%
- South Korea 4.3%
- Canada 4%
- France 4%
- India 3.7%
- All other countries 16%
China accounted for 24% of world scrap and flake mica mine production in 2025 (85,000 metric tons). World output fell 6.9% from 2024 to 2025. Among the main producers, South Korea changed most: −29% on 2024. China supplied 42% of U.S. imports of scrap and flake in 2021–24, more than any other country.
Producer log
10 countries listed separately
| Country | Scrap and flake mica mine production 2024 | Scrap and flake mica mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Scrap and flake mica reserves | Sheet mica mine production 2024 | Sheet mica mine production 2025 | Change on 2024 | Sheet mica reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 85,000 | 85,000 | 24% | 0% | 1,100,000 | not available | not available | 75,000 | |
| Madagascar | 90,000 | 70,000 | 20% | −22% | large | 0 | 0 | not available | |
| Finland | 56,900 | 57,000 | 16% | +0.2% | large | not available | not available | not available | |
| United States | 24,000 | 26,000 | 7.4% | +8.3% | large | not available | not available | very small | |
| South Korea | 21,000 | 15,000 | 4.3% | −29% | 12,000,000 | 0 | 0 | not available | |
| Canada | 14,000 | 14,000 | 4% | 0% | large | not available | not available | not available | |
| France | 14,000 | 14,000 | 4% | 0% | large | not available | not available | not available | |
| India | 14,000 | 13,000 | 3.7% | −7.1% | large | 1,000 | 1,000 | 0% | 110,000 |
| Turkey | 9,640 | 9,500 | 2.7% | −1.5% | 620,000 | 0 | 0 | not available | |
| Spain | 8,000 | 8,000 | 2.3% | 0% | large | 0 | 0 | not available | |
| Other countries | 44,000 | 39,000 | 11% | large | 200 | 200 | moderate | ||
| World total | 376,000 | 350,000 | 100% | −6.9% | large | not available | not available | not available |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
Import sources of scrap and flake, 2021–24
- China 42%
- Canada 35%
- India 7%
- Finland 5%
- Other countries 11%
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scrap and flake — Production: Sold or used | 41,000 | 42,000 | 37,000 | 24,000 | 26,000 |
| Scrap and flake — Production: Ground | 67,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | 51,000 | 59,000 |
| Scrap and flake — Production: Imports | 24,400 | 22,600 | 16,400 | 19,700 | 18,000 |
| Scrap and flake — Production: Exports | 4,850 | 4,450 | 3,740 | 4,160 | 4,700 |
| Scrap and flake — Production: Consumption, apparent | 61,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | 40,000 | 39,000 |
| Sheet: Sold or used | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Sheet: Imports | 3,990 | 4,400 | 4,320 | 4,520 | 5,100 |
| Sheet: Exports | 633 | 803 | 1,010 | 870 | 900 |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Natural mica chapter (PDF page 136). How to read these figures.