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Production, refining and reserves

CommodityMetricValueWorld rank · shareSource
CobaltMine production 20241,500 t Co content—USGS MCS 2025
CobaltReserves 201664,000 t Co content#10 · 0.9%USGS MCS 2017
NickelMine production 2025140,000 t Ni content#5 · 4%USGS MCS 2026
NickelRefinery production 202536,000 t Ni content—IEA Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2026 (Critical Minerals Dataset, July 2026)
NickelReserves 20257.1 million t Ni content#5 · 5%USGS MCS 2026

Policies and export measures

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Trade in critical minerals

Exports 2024$1.3 bn

  1. Nickel$1.3 bnto China 54%, South Korea 17%, Japan 8% · 16 more
  2. Copper$3 mto Australia 64%, China 28%, Japan 6% · 1 more
  3. Chromium$2 mto United Kingdom 100%
  4. Aluminium$2 mto Japan 54%, Australia 19%, India 11% · 3 more
  5. Lead$8 kto Australia 100%
  6. Lithium*$1 kto France 92%, Sweden 8%
  7. Potash$1 kto Fiji 100%

Imports 2024$2 m

  1. Magnesite$897 kfrom China 100%
  2. Manganese$806 kfrom South Korea 100%
  3. Silicon$308 kfrom China 100%
  4. Lithium*$133 kfrom France 99%, Germany 0%, Singapore 0% · 1 more
  5. Aluminium$107 kfrom Australia 98%, United States of America 2%
  6. Fluorspar$48 kfrom China 100%
  7. Rare earths$29 kfrom France 86%, China 7%, Germany 2% · 8 more
  8. Alumina$19 kfrom France 47%, China 43%, Italy 10%

and 8 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.

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Mines and facilities (6)

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