United States
Every USGS world production table for 2025 that names the United States: its share of each world total, its rank and its reserves.
The United States’s share of each world total, 2025
- ClaysFuller’s earth mine production · 1st of 754%
- Beryllium1st of 753%
- Helium and rare gases1st of 743%
- Diatomite1st of 1428%
- Industrial sand and gravel1st of 2028%
- Vermiculite2nd of 1122%
- ClaysBentonite mine production · 1st of 1120%
- Soda ash1st of 517%
- Molybdenum3rd of 1515%
- Salt2nd of 2315%
- Rare earths2nd of 1213%
- Gypsum1st of 1912%
- Rhenium4th of 812%
- Industrial garnet3rd of 610%
- Perlite4th of 1410%
- Clays5th of 109.6%
- Sulfur2nd of 179.6%
- Nitrogen (ammonia)4th of 228.8%
- Phosphate rock3rd of 248%
- Zirconium and hafnium4th of 98%
- Natural mica4th of 107.4%
- Talc and pyrophyllitecrude · 4th of 147.1%
- Lead4th of 126.2%
- Natural zeolites7th of 136.2%
- Zinc6th of 105.2%
- Gold5th of 134.8%
- Copper6th of 144.3%
- Iron and steel3rd of 114.3%
- Silver8th of 144.2%
- Lime3rd of 223.6%
- Platinum-group metalsPalladium mine production · 5th of 53.2%
- CopperRefinery production · 6th of 172.9%
- Cementincludes Puerto Rico · 5th of 142.2%
- Pumice and pumicite11th of 162.1%
- Peat12th of 121.9%
- Iron and steelPig iron production · 8th of 111.6%
- Iron ore10th of 171.5%
- Iron oreMine production (iron content) · 10th of 171.5%
- Feldspar and nepheline syenite13th of 131.4%
- Platinum-group metals5th of 51.1%
- Titanium mineral concentratesilmenite · 11th of 111.1%
- Potash10th of 121%
- Aluminum12th of 120.9%
- Cadmium16th of 160.9%
- Bauxite and aluminaAlumina refinery production · 16th of 190.5%
- Nickel9th of 90.3%
- Cobalt12th of 120.1%
- Antimonyoutput withheld–
- Bariteoutput withheld–
- Bauxite and aluminaoutput withheld–
- Boronoutput withheld–
- Bromineoutput withheld–
- Construction sand and gravel1st of 1–
- Crushed stone1st of 1–
- Dimension stone1st of 1–
- Iodineoutput withheld–
- Iron oxide pigmentsoutput withheld–
- Kyanite and related mineralskyanite · no world rank–
- Lithiumoutput withheld–
- Magnesium compoundsoutput withheld–
- Seleniumcrude and anode slimes · output withheld–
- SiliconFerrosilicon production · output withheld–
- Siliconoutput withheld–
- Telluriumcopper telluride · output withheld–
- Wollastoniteoutput withheld–
The United States was the largest producer in 9 of the USGS world tables for 2025, including beryllium, helium and rare gases, diatomite, and industrial sand and gravel. Its largest world share was in clays (fuller’s earth mine production): 54% in 2025. USGS lists the United States separately in 57 commodity tables, the second highest count of the 114 countries named. That count is the highest among the 14 countries in the Americas that USGS names.
Production listings
ranks among countries with published figures
| Commodity | Measure | 2025 | Unit | Rank | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum | Smelter production | 660 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 12 | −2.4% |
| Antimony | Mine production | withheld | metric tons, antimony content | – | – |
| Barite | Mine production | withheld | thousand metric tons | – | – |
| Bauxite and alumina | Alumina refinery production | 710 | thousand metric dry tons | 16th of 19 | +1.4% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite mine production | withheld | thousand metric dry tons | – | – |
| Beryllium | Mine production | 230 | metric tons, beryllium content | 1st of 7 | 0% |
| Boron | Production, all forms | withheld | thousand metric tons | – | – |
| Bromine | Production | withheld | metric tons, bromine content | – | – |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 200 | metric tons | 16th of 16 | +11% |
| Cement | Cement production, includes Puerto Rico | 84,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 14 | −1.2% |
| Clays | Bentonite mine production | 4,100 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 11 | +2.8% |
| Clays | Fuller’s earth mine production | 2,400 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 7 | −1.6% |
| Clays | Kaolin mine production | 4,800 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 10 | +3.4% |
| Cobalt | Mine production | 300 | metric tons, cobalt content | 12th of 12 | +50% |
| Construction sand and gravel | Mine production | 870 | million metric tons | 1st of 1 | −1.1% |
| Copper | Mine production | 1,000 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 6th of 14 | −4.8% |
| Copper | Refinery production | 850 | thousand metric tons, copper content | 6th of 17 | −7.7% |
| Crushed stone | Mine production | 1,500 | million metric tons | 1st of 1 | 0% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 720 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 14 | −0.1% |
| Dimension stone | Mine production | 2,300 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 1 | 0% |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | Mine production | 440 | thousand metric tons | 13th of 13 | −2.2% |
| Gold | Mine production | 160 | metric tons, gold content | 5th of 13 | −1.8% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 20,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 19 | −3.8% |
| Helium and rare gases | Helium production | 81 | million cubic meters | 1st of 7 | +1.2% |
| Industrial garnet | Mine production | 77,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 6 | +3.8% |
| Industrial sand and gravel | Mine production | 120,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 20 | −8.4% |
| Iodine | Mine production | withheld | metric tons, elemental iodine | – | – |
| Iron and steel | Pig iron production | 21 | million metric tons | 8th of 11 | +1.9% |
| Iron and steel | Raw steel production | 82 | million metric tons | 3rd of 11 | +3.1% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (usable ore) | 38,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 10th of 17 | −16% |
| Iron ore | Mine production (iron content) | 24,000 | thousand metric tons, usable ore | 10th of 17 | −16% |
| Iron oxide pigments | Mine production | withheld | metric tons | – | – |
| Kyanite and related minerals | Mine production, kyanite | 80,000 | metric tons | – | +1.8% |
| Lead | Mine production | 280 | thousand metric tons, lead content | 4th of 12 | −7.9% |
| Lime | Lime production | 15,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 22 | 0% |
| Lithium | Mine production | withheld | metric tons, lithium content | – | – |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite mine production (gross weight) | withheld | thousand metric tons, magnesite gross weight | – | – |
| Molybdenum | Mine production | 40,000 | metric tons, molybdenum content | 3rd of 15 | +18% |
| Natural mica | Scrap and flake mica mine production | 26,000 | metric tons | 4th of 10 | +8.3% |
| Natural zeolites | Mine production | 80,000 | metric tons | 7th of 13 | +4% |
| Nickel | Mine production | 10,000 | metric tons, nickel content | 9th of 9 | +34% |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Ammonia plant production (nitrogen content) | 14,000 | thousand metric tons, nitrogen content | 4th of 22 | +2.9% |
| Peat | Mine production | 330 | thousand metric tons | 12th of 12 | 0% |
| Perlite | Mine production | 460 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 14 | +1.8% |
| Phosphate rock | Mine production | 20,000 | thousand metric tons, marketable phosphate rock | 3rd of 24 | +3.1% |
| Platinum-group metals | Palladium mine production | 6,200 | kilograms, PGM content | 5th of 5 | −39% |
| Platinum-group metals | Platinum mine production | 1,800 | kilograms, PGM content | 5th of 5 | −40% |
| Potash | Mine production (K2O equivalent) | 500 | thousand metric tons, K2O equivalent | 10th of 12 | +22% |
| Pumice and pumicite | Mine production | 430 | thousand metric tons | 11th of 16 | +4.9% |
| Rare earths | Mine production (REO equivalent) | 51,000 | metric tons, rare-earth-oxide equivalent | 2nd of 12 | +12% |
| Rhenium | Mine production | 9,800 | kilograms, rhenium content | 4th of 8 | +5.3% |
| Salt | Production | 40,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 23 | −1% |
| Selenium | Refinery production, crude and anode slimes | withheld | metric tons, selenium content | – | – |
| Silicon | Ferrosilicon production | withheld | thousand metric tons, silicon content | – | – |
| Silicon | Silicon metal production | withheld | thousand metric tons, silicon content | – | – |
| Silver | Mine production | 1,100 | metric tons, silver content | 8th of 14 | +4.8% |
| Soda ash | Natural soda ash mine production | 12,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 5 | +2.6% |
| Sulfur | Production, all forms | 8,100 | thousand metric tons, sulfur content | 2nd of 17 | −2.6% |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Mine production, crude | 490 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 14 | +7.2% |
| Tellurium | Refinery production, copper telluride | withheld | metric tons, tellurium content | – | – |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Mine production (ilmenite) | 100 | thousand metric tons, TiO2 content | 11th of 11 | 0% |
| Vermiculite | Mine production | 100 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 11 | 0% |
| Wollastonite | Mine production | withheld | metric tons | – | – |
| Zinc | Mine production | 670 | thousand metric tons, zinc content | 6th of 10 | −12% |
| Zirconium and hafnium | Zirconium mineral concentrates, mine production (gross weight) | 100 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 9 | 0% |
Reserves
38 reserve figures published for the United States
| Commodity | Measure | Reserves | Unit | Rank | World share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bromine | Reserves | 11,000,000 | metric tons | 1st of 3 | – |
| Diatomite | Reserves | 250,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 5 | – |
| Helium and rare gases | Helium reserves | 8,500 | million cubic meters | 1st of 5 | – |
| Soda ash | Natural soda ash reserves | 23,000,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 5 | – |
| Talc and pyrophyllite | Reserves | 140,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 7 | – |
| Vermiculite | Reserves | 25,000 | thousand metric tons | 1st of 6 | – |
| Molybdenum | Reserves | 3,500 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 15 | 20% |
| Perlite | Reserves | 50,000 | thousand metric tons | 2nd of 5 | – |
| Rhenium | Reserves | 400,000 | kilograms | 2nd of 6 | – |
| Industrial garnet | Reserves | 5,000,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 4 | – |
| Iodine | Reserves | 250,000 | metric tons | 3rd of 7 | – |
| Potash | Reserves (recoverable ore) | 970,000 | thousand metric tons | 3rd of 4 | – |
| Gypsum | Reserves | 700,000 | thousand metric tons | 4th of 9 | – |
| Lithium | Reserves | 4,400,000 | metric tons | 4th of 10 | 12% |
| Niobium | Reserves | 210,000 | metric tons | 4th of 5 | – |
| Platinum-group metals | PGM reserves | 590,000 | kilograms | 4th of 5 | – |
| Potash | Reserves (K2O equivalent) | 220,000 | thousand metric tons | 5th of 10 | – |
| Lead | Reserves | 4,600 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 11 | 4.8% |
| Rare earths | Reserves | 1,900,000 | metric tons | 6th of 11 | – |
| Vanadium | Reserves | 50 | thousand metric tons | 6th of 6 | 0.2% |
| Chromium | Reserves (shipping-grade chromite ore) | 8,500 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 8 | – |
| Copper | Reserves | 47,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 14 | 4.8% |
| Gold | Reserves | 3,000 | metric tons | 7th of 13 | 4.5% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (iron content) | 2,700 | million metric tons | 7th of 17 | 3.1% |
| Peat | Reserves | 150,000 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 8 | 1.2% |
| Zinc | Reserves | 9,300 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 9 | 3.9% |
| Zirconium and hafnium | Zirconium reserves (ZrO2 content) | 500 | thousand metric tons | 7th of 9 | – |
| Chromium | Reserves (Cr2O3 content) | 630 | thousand metric tons | 8th of 8 | – |
| Silver | Reserves | 23,000 | metric tons | 8th of 12 | 3.8% |
| Antimony | Reserves | 60,000 | metric tons | 9th of 13 | – |
| Nickel | Reserves | 340,000 | metric tons | 9th of 9 | – |
| Phosphate rock | Reserves | 1,000,000 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 24 | 1.4% |
| Titanium mineral concentrates | Reserves (ilmenite) | 2,000 | thousand metric tons | 9th of 9 | – |
| Magnesium compounds | Magnesite reserves (gross weight) | 35,000 | thousand metric tons | 10th of 12 | 0.4% |
| Iron ore | Reserves (crude ore) | 3,600 | million metric tons | 11th of 17 | 1.8% |
| Cobalt | Reserves | 70,000 | metric tons | 12th of 12 | 0.6% |
| Bauxite and alumina | Bauxite reserves | 20,000 | thousand metric dry tons | 13th of 13 | under 0.1% |
| Boron | Reserves | 48,000 | thousand metric tons | – | – |
Similar producer profiles
most shared commodities, relative to both lists
Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, world production and reserves tables. How ranks and shares are worked out.