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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
UraniumResources 20236,100 t U content#45 · 0.1%NEA/IAEA Red Book 2024 (Uranium 2024), Table 1.2a, <USD 260/kgU
MercuryResources 200869,000 t Hg content#2 · 29%USGS MCS 2009
SulfurRefinery production 2020550,000 t S content—USGS MCS 2021
LimeRefinery production 20252.5 million t lime#12 · 0.6%USGS MCS 2026
FeldsparMine production 20252.2 million t feldspar#5 · 7%USGS MCS 2026
BromineMine production 2006300 t Br content—USGS MCS 2007
BentoniteMine production 2014100,000 t bentonite—USGS MCS 2015
Fuller's earthMine production 20143,000 t fuller's earth—USGS MCS 2015
KaolinMine production 2014640,000 t kaolin—USGS MCS 2015
DiatomiteMine production 201025,000 t diatomite—USGS MCS 2011
GypsumMine production 20178.6 million t gypsum—USGS MCS 2018
Iron oxide pigmentsMine production 202532,000 t iron oxide pigments—USGS MCS 2026
PerliteMine production 201560,000 t perlite—USGS MCS 2016
Pumice and pumiciteMine production 20184 million t pumice and pumicite—USGS MCS 2019
SaltMine production 20251.9 million t salt#23 · 0.7%USGS MCS 2026
Sand and gravel (industrial)Mine production 202513 million t industrial sand and gravel#6 · 3%USGS MCS 2026
Talc and pyrophylliteMine production 2025170,000 t talc and pyrophyllite#12 · 2%USGS MCS 2026

Policies and export measures

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  • 2024-06-26 · incentive

    Decree-Law No. 84 of 25 June 2024 on critical raw materials of strategic interest

    Implements the EU Critical Raw Materials Act nationally. It sets up a single contact point and fast-track permitting for strategic projects, and a technical committee for critical and strategic raw materials at the industry ministry. It also mandates a national exploration programme by ISPRA, a register of strategic companies and value chains, and opens the National Made in Italy Fund to extraction and processing. Converted with amendments by Law No. 115 of 8 August 2024.

    Source: Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana

Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$6.8 bn

  1. Aluminium$2.0 bnto Germany 17%, Hungary 15%, Slovenia 10% · 74 more
  2. Copper$1.6 bnto China 28%, Germany 14%, Spain 9% · 69 more
  3. Palladium$972 mto Switzerland 28%, Germany 20%, United Kingdom 15% · 33 more
  4. Platinum$930 mto Germany 30%, United Kingdom 18%, United States of America 16% · 35 more
  5. Platinum-group metals$473 mto Germany 40%, United States of America 16%, United Kingdom 15% · 31 more
  6. Zinc$186 mto Spain 45%, Germany 17%, Belgium 15% · 46 more
  7. Lead$133 mto Kazakhstan 49%, Bulgaria 8%, Germany 7% · 28 more
  8. Manganese*$90 mto Germany 21%, France 16%, Poland 11% · 54 more

and 36 more commodities

Imports 2024$16 bn

  1. Copper$5.8 bnfrom Bulgaria 15%, Spain 15%, Poland 10% · 65 more
  2. Aluminium$4.4 bnfrom Germany 8%, Mozambique 8%, Netherlands 7% · 82 more
  3. Nickel$751 mfrom Netherlands 52%, South Africa 9%, Belgium 7% · 40 more
  4. Palladium$703 mfrom Russia 29%, Germany 27%, United States of America 11% · 26 more
  5. Platinum$454 mfrom South Africa 40%, United States of America 17%, Singapore 17% · 26 more
  6. Zinc$447 mfrom Belgium 19%, Germany 17%, Netherlands 15% · 43 more
  7. Molybdenum$416 mfrom Netherlands 48%, South Korea 11%, Austria 9% · 18 more
  8. Platinum-group metals$342 mfrom South Africa 58%, Germany 17%, United States of America 12% · 21 more

and 37 more commodities

Trade values in current US dollars (ores, concentrates, intermediates, chemicals and refined metal), not prices. * Includes HS codes that also cover other products. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22), Etalab Open Licence 2.0 — details.

Fiscal regime for mining

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Mines and facilities (2)

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