Mineral Commodity Summaries

The following topics are currently covered by the MineralCommodity Summaries: domestic production and uses; U.S. salientstatistics; recycling; import sources; tariff; depletionallowance; government stockpile; events, trends, and issues;world production, reserves, and reserve base; world resources;and substitutes.

Tags: AY = Antarctica, Abrasives, Alumina, Aluminum, Antimony, All tags... Arsenic, Asbestos, Barite, Bauxite, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Bromine, Cadmium, Cement, Cesium, Chromium, Clays, Cobalt, Columbium, Consumption, Copper, Diamond, Diatomite, Exports, Feldspar, Fluorspar, Gallium, Garnet, Gemstones, Germanium, Gold, Graphite, Gypsum, Hafnium, Helium, Ilmenite, Imports, Indium, Industrial, Iodine, Iron, Iron and steel scrap, Iron and steel slag, Iron ore, Kyanite, LD10 = North America, LD20 = Central America, LD30 = South America, LD40 = Europe, LD50 = Africa, LD60 = Australia and New Zealand, LD70 = Asia, LD80 = Asia Minor and Middle East, LD90 = Southeast Asia, Lead, Lime, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Metals, Mica, Minerals, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Nitrogen, Peat, Perlite, Phosphate rock, Platinum-group metals, Potash, Production, Pumice, Quartz, Rare-earths, Rhenium, Rubidium, Rutile, Salt, Sand and gravel, Scandium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Soda ash, Sodium sulfate, Statistics, Steel, Stocks, Stone, Strontium, Sulfur, Talc, Tantalum, Tellurium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Trade, Tungsten, Vanadium, Vermiculite, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium, business and economics, datasets, geoscientificInformation, mineral deposit areas, mineral resources, Fewer tags

Active Mines and Mineral Processing Plants in the United States in 2003

This data set includes mineral and metal operations in the United States. The data represent commodities monitored by the National Minerals Information Center of the USGS, and the operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the MIT

Categories: Data; Types: Map Service, OGC WMS Layer; Tags: AK, Alaska, CA, California, Industrial Sand and Gravel, All tags... NPLCC, OR, Oregon, Platinum-group metals, Rare-earth metals, WA, Washington, metal operations, metals, mineral operations, minerals, mines, mining operations, Fewer tags

Active Mines and Mineral Processing Plants in the United States in 2003

This data set includes mineral and metal operations in the United States. The data represent commodities monitored by the National Minerals Information Center of the USGS, and the operations included are those considered active in 2003 and surveyed by the MIT. Additional mineral and metal operations information can be obtained from the U.S. Geological Survey National Minerals Information Center web page at: <http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/>

Tags: aluminum, asbestos, ball clay, barite, bentonite, All tags... beryllium, bismuth, boron, bromine, cadmium, cement, chromium, cobalt, columbium, copper, diatomite, dimension stone, feldspar, fullers earth, garnet, gemstones, gold, gypsum, industrial sand and gravel, iron ore, iron oxide, kaolin, kyanite, lead, lime, lithium, magnesite, magnesium compounds, manganese, mercury, metal operations, metals, mica, mineral operations, minerals, mines, mining operations, molybdenum, nickel, niobium, niobium (columbium), olivine, peat, perlite, phosphate rock, platinum-group metals, potash, pumice, rare-earth metals, rhenium, rubidium, salt, selenium, silica, silicon, silver, soda ash (trona), sodium sulfate, strontium, sulfur, synthetic mullite, talc, tellurium, thorium, tin, titanium metal, titanium mineral, titanium pigment, trona (soda ash), tungsten, vanadium, vermiculite, wollastonite, zeolites, zinc, zircon, Fewer tags

Minerals Yearbook (with year and subject commodity or place)

The Minerals Yearbook is an annual publication that reviews themineral industry of the United States and foreign countries. Itcontains statistical data on materials and minerals and includesinformation on economic and technical trends and developments.The yearbook is published in three volumes: Volume I, Metalsand Minerals; Volume II, Area Reports, Domestic; and Volume III,Area Reports, International.Volume I metal and minerals chapters contain an untitledintroduction, a statement on domestic data coverage, and anoutlook section. Optional topics are: legislative andgovernment programs, production, environment, consumption,stocks, transportation, prices, foreign trade, world reviewincluding individual country summaries...

Tags: AY = Antarctica, Abrasives, Alumina, Aluminum, Antimony, All tags... Arsenic, Asbestos, Barite, Bauxite, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Bromine, Cadmium, Cement, Cesium, Chromium, Clays, Cobalt, Columbium, Consumption, Copper, Diamond, Diatomite, Exports, Feldspar, Fluorspar, Gallium, Garnet, Gemstones, Germanium, Gold, Graphite, Gypsum, Hafnium, Helium, Ilmenite, Imports, Indium, Industrial, Iodine, Iron, Iron and steel scrap, Iron and steel slag, Iron ore, Kyanite, LD10 = North America, LD20 = Central America, LD30 = South America, LD40 = Europe, LD50 = Africa, LD60 = Australia and New Zealand, LD70 = Asia, LD80 = Asia Minor and Middle East, LD90 = Southeast Asia, Lead, Lime, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Metals, Mica, Minerals, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Nitrogen, Peat, Perlite, Phosphate rock, Platinum-group metals, Potash, Production, Pumice, Quartz, Rare-earths, Rhenium, Rubidium, Rutile, Salt, Sand and gravel, Scandium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Soda ash, Sodium sulfate, Statistics, Steel, Stocks, Stone, Strontium, Sulfur, Talc, Tantalum, Tellurium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Trade, Tungsten, Vanadium, Vermiculite, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium, business and economics, datasets, geoscientificInformation, mineral resources, yearbooks, Fewer tags

Mineral Industry Surveys (with month, year, and commodity name)

The Mineral Industry Surveys series reports commodityproduction, consumption, stocks, and trade information. Reportsmay also contain price information or report on industrydevelopments.

Tags: AY = Antarctica, Abrasives, Alumina, Aluminum, Antimony, All tags... Arsenic, Asbestos, Barite, Bauxite, Beryllium, Bismuth, Boron, Bromine, Cadmium, Cement, Cesium, Chromium, Clays, Cobalt, Columbium, Consumption, Copper, Diamond, Diatomite, Exports, Feldspar, Fluorspar, Gallium, Garnet, Gemstones, Germanium, Gold, Graphite, Gypsum, Hafnium, Helium, Ilmenite, Imports, Indium, Industrial, Iodine, Iron, Iron and steel scrap, Iron and steel slag, Iron ore, Kyanite, LD10 = North America, LD20 = Central America, LD30 = South America, LD40 = Europe, LD50 = Africa, LD60 = Australia and New Zealand, LD70 = Asia, LD80 = Asia Minor and Middle East, LD90 = Southeast Asia, Lead, Lime, Lithium, Magnesium, Manganese, Mercury, Metals, Mica, Minerals, Molybdenum, Nickel, Niobium, Nitrogen, Peat, Perlite, Phosphate rock, Platinum-group metals, Potash, Production, Pumice, Quartz, Rare-earths, Rhenium, Rubidium, Rutile, Salt, Sand and gravel, Scandium, Selenium, Silicon, Silver, Soda ash, Sodium sulfate, Statistics, Steel, Stocks, Stone, Strontium, Sulfur, Talc, Tantalum, Tellurium, Thallium, Thorium, Tin, Titanium, Trade, Tungsten, Vanadium, Vermiculite, Yttrium, Zinc, Zirconium, business and economics, datasets, geoscientificInformation, mineral resources, Fewer tags