Rhenium
World mine production and reserves, 2024–2025
Share of world mine production, 2025 · world total 81,000 kilograms
- Chile 37%
- China 25%
- Poland 12%
- United States 12%
- Uzbekistan 8.6%
- South Korea 3.7%
- Kazakhstan 1.2%
- Armenia 0.2%
Chile accounted for 37% of world mine production of rhenium in 2025 (30,000 kilograms of 81,000 kilograms). Net imports covered 75% of U.S. rhenium consumption in 2025. The three largest producers, Chile, China, and Poland, together supplied 74%. U.S. imports of rhenium (rhenium, unwrought and powders) rose from 15,900 kilograms in 2021 to 23,000 kilograms in 2025 (rhenium content).
Producer log
9 countries listed separately
| Country | Mine production 2024 | Mine production 2025 | Share of world 2025 | Change on 2024 | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chile | 29,000 | 30,000 | 37% | +3.4% | 1,300,000 |
| China | 20,000 | 20,000 | 25% | 0% | 200,000 |
| Poland | 9,400 | 10,000 | 12% | +6.4% | not available |
| United States | 9,310 | 9,800 | 12% | +5.3% | 400,000 |
| Uzbekistan | 7,400 | 7,000 | 8.6% | −5.4% | not available |
| South Korea | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3.7% | 0% | not available |
| Kazakhstan | 1,500 | 1,000 | 1.2% | −33% | 190,000 |
| Armenia | 200 | 200 | 0.2% | 0% | 95,000 |
| Russia | not available | not available | 310,000 | ||
| World total | 79,800 | 81,000 | 100% | +1.5% | large |
United States
supply, trade and import sources
75%
Net import reliance in 2025, as a percentage of apparent consumption.
202170
202269
202361
202468
202575
Import sources of ammonium perrhenate, 2021–24
- Canada 25%
- Kazakhstan 24%
- Poland 20%
- Chile 17%
- Other countries 14%
Uses named for it in the 2025 critical minerals list: jet engines and gas turbines.
| Item | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Production | 9,290 | 8,870 | 9,410 | 9,310 | 9,800 |
| Imports for consumption: Rhenium, unwrought and powders | 15,900 | 11,000 | 10,200 | 12,600 | 23,000 |
| Imports for consumption: Ammonium perrhenate | 6,020 | 8,810 | 4,890 | 7,450 | 7,800 |
| Exports | — | 92 | 689 | 735 | 2,200 |
| Consumption, apparent | 31,200 | 28,600 | 23,800 | 28,700 | 38,000 |
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, Rhenium chapter (PDF page 164). How to read these figures.