Lists of countries by mineral production explained

The following list creates a summary of the two major producers of different minerals (and coal, which is generally not considered a mineral).

Fuels

Fossil fuels

Fossil fuel	Largest producer	Second largest producer	Complete list
Coal^[1]	China	India	List of countries by coal production
Natural Gas^[2]	United States		List of countries by natural gas production
Petroleum	United States		List of countries by oil production

Nuclear fuel

Nuclear fuel	Largest producer	Second largest producer	Complete list
Uranium	Kazakhstan	Namibia	List of countries by uranium production
Thorium^[3]	India	China	Occurrence of thorium

Gemstones

Gem	Largest producer	Second largest producer	Complete list
Fluorite^[4]	China	Mexico	List of countries by fluorite production
Diamond^[5]		Botswana	List of countries by diamond production

Metals

Metal	Largest producer	Second largest producer	Complete list
Aluminium^[6]	China	India	List of countries by aluminium production
Bauxite^[7]	Australia	Guinea	List of countries by bauxite production
Bismuth^[8]	China		List of countries by bismuth production
Copper^[9]	Chile	Peru	List of countries by copper production
Chromium^[10]	South Africa	Turkey	List of countries by chromium production
Gold^[11]	China	Australia	List of countries by gold production
Iron ore^[12]	Australia	China	List of countries by iron ore production
Lithium^[13]	Australia	Chile	List of countries by lithium production
Manganese^[14]	South Africa	China	List of countries by manganese production
Mercury^[15]	China	Mexico	List of countries by mercury production
Nickel^[16]	Indonesia	Philippines	List of countries by nickel production
Niobium^[17]	Brazil	Canada	List of countries by niobium production
Palladium^[18]		South Africa	List of countries by palladium production
Platinum^[19]	South Africa		List of countries by platinum production
Silver^[20]	Mexico	China	List of countries by silver production
Tin^[21]	China	Indonesia	List of countries by tin production
Titanium^[22]	China		List of countries by titanium production
Vanadium^[23]	China		List of countries by vanadium production
Zinc^[24]	China	Peru	List of countries by zinc production

See also

• Lists of mines

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statistical Review of World Energy 2017.
2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20130616021045/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2249rank.html . Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production . . 2024-06-20 . 2013-06-16.
3. Web site: Thorium fuel cycle — Potential benefits and challenges . 2024-06-20.
4. http://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/statistics/worldStatistics.html World Mineral Production 2009–2013
5. Web site: Industrial Diamond Statistics and Information . 2024-06-20 . USGS . minerals.usgs.gov.
6. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/aluminum/mcs-2015-alumi.pdf Aluminum
7. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/bauxite/mcs-2015-bauxi.pdf Bauxite
8. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/bismuth/mcs-2015-bismu.pdf Bismuth
9. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/copper/mcs-2015-coppe.pdf Copper
10. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2020/mcs2020-chromium.pdf Chromium
11. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/gold/mcs-2015-gold.pdf Gold
12. Web site: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017. U.S. Geological Survey. 24 September 2017.
13. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/lithium/mcs-2015-lithi.pdf Lithium
14. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/manganese/mcs-2015-manga.pdf Manganese
15. https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/mercury/mcs-2017-mercu.pdf Mercury
16. Web site: Peter H.. Kuck. United States Geological Survey. Mineral Commodity Summaries 2019: Nickel. March 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190421125020/https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/nickel/mcs-2019-nicke.pdf. April 21, 2019. live.
17. Web site: Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017. U.S. Geological Survey. 24 September 2017.
18. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/platinum/mcs-2015-plati.pdf Palladium
19. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/platinum/mcs-2015-plati.pdf Platinum
20. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/silver/mcs-2015-silve.pdf Silver
21. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/tin/mcs-2015-tin.pdf Tin
22. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/titanium/mcs-2015-timin.pdf Titanium
23. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2021/mcs2021-vanadium.pdf Vanadium
24. https://pubs.usgs.gov/periodicals/mcs2020/mcs2020-zinc.pdf Zinc