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World Minerals Outlook—Cobalt, Gallium, Helium, Lithium, Magnesium, Palladium, Platinum, and Titanium Through 2029

Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5021

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Mineral Commodity Summaries 2025

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The Development of China's Monopoly Over Cobalt Battery Materials

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Compilation of Geospatial Data (GIS) for the Mineral Industries and Related Infrastructure of the People's Republic of China

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China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and artisanal cobalt mining from 2000 through 2020

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Embedded Critical Material Flow: The Case of Niobium, the United States, and China

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Global Tellurium Supply Potential from Electrolytic Copper Refining

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Investigation of U.S. Foreign Reliance on Critical Minerals

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National Minerals Information Center

Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of minerals and materials essential to the U.S. economy, the national security, and protection of the environment.

Statistical Periodicals

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On-line statistical and economic publications designed to provide timely statistical data on production, distribution, stocks, and consumption of significant mineral commodities. 

Periodic Pubications

Materials Flow

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Understanding the whole system of materials flow, from source to ultimate disposition, can help us better manage the use of natural resources and protect the environment, and ensure a supply of critical minerals.

Special Publications

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Contributions of data by mineral industry companies through canvass forms completed annually, monthly, or quarterly are the basis of U.S. mineral industry publications. Information can be accessed through the following major categories. 

News

Who Collects the Nation’s Mineral Statistics? Meet the National Minerals Information Center

Who Collects the Nation’s Mineral Statistics? Meet the National Minerals Information Center

USGS: Value of U.S. mineral production edged up in 2024

USGS: Value of U.S. mineral production edged up in 2024

USGS Releases Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, finds US Mineral Production Jumped 4 billion to exceed 105 billion dollars

USGS Releases Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024, finds US Mineral Production Jumped 4 billion to exceed 105 billion dollars

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Publications

Analysis of the potential effects of Uzbekistan’s mineral endowment on the critical mineral supply of tungsten Analysis of the potential effects of Uzbekistan’s mineral endowment on the critical mineral supply of tungsten

Tungsten appears on the 2018 and 2022 U.S. Geological Survey critical mineral lists in part because of a very high global production concentration in China, which produces almost 83 percent of the world’s mined tungsten. Using known parameters and values from other tungsten mining operations, we created hypothetical scenarios in which three tungsten deposits in Uzbekistan are considered...
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Elena Safirova, Yelena Golovko, Nafisa Dulabova
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Framework for assessing intranational risk of critical mineral sectors: Case study of India Framework for assessing intranational risk of critical mineral sectors: Case study of India

Recent geopolitical actions regarding the supply of critical minerals have highlighted both the threats posed by countries dominating a critical mineral supply chain, and the potential mitigations served by alternative supplier countries. However, no systematic quantification exists for the intranational factors that determine such threats or mitigations. This study outlines a...
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Keita Federico Decarlo
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USGS critical minerals review USGS critical minerals review

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Graham W. Lederer, James V. Jones, Darcy McPhee, Patricia J Loferski, Robert Seal, Paul A. Bedrosian, Patricia Grace MacQueen, V.J.S. Grauch, Federico Solano, Joshua Mark Rosera, David George Pineault
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Ecosystems Mission Area, Energy and Mineral Resources Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center, Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center, Geology, Geophysics, and Geochemistry Science Center, National Minerals Information Center
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Science

Earth MRI - Common Uses of Rare Earth Elements

What are Critical Minerals?

Critical minerals are essential to the economy and national security of the Nation and have supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption. The USGS leads the Federal government in developing the List of Critical Minerals and provides crucial and rich information about critical mineral availability, supply chains, and economic impacts. The USGS uses a cross-sectoral and data-driven approach to...
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Energy and Mineral Resources Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center
What are Critical Minerals?

What are Critical Minerals?

Critical minerals are essential to the economy and national security of the Nation and have supply chains that are vulnerable to disruption. The USGS leads the Federal government in developing the List of Critical Minerals and provides crucial and rich information about critical mineral availability, supply chains, and economic impacts. The USGS uses a cross-sectoral and data-driven approach to...
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Mineral Resources Program Projects

Explore our active and completed projects to learn more about the scientific investigations we conduct. Use keywords and the available filters to narrow your search scope.
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Energy and Mineral Resources Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center
Mineral Resources Program Projects

Mineral Resources Program Projects

Explore our active and completed projects to learn more about the scientific investigations we conduct. Use keywords and the available filters to narrow your search scope.
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