Production, refining and reserves
| Commodity | Metric | Value | World rank · share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickel | Mine production 2010 | 14,300 t Ni content | — | USGS MCS 2011 |
| Nickel | Reserves 2010 | 490,000 t Ni content | #15 · 0.6% | USGS MCS 2011 |
| Bauxite | Mine production 2022 | 250,000 t bauxite (basis as labelled) | #22 · 0.1% | USGS Minerals Yearbook 2022 (bauxite and alumina), table 11 |
| Bauxite | Reserves 2015 | 320 million t bauxite (dry equivalent weight) | #11 · 1% | USGS MCS 2016 |
| Alumina | Refinery production 2015 | 650,000 t alumina (calcined equivalent weight) | — | USGS MCS 2016 |
| Aluminium | Refinery production 2011 | 380,000 t primary aluminium (smelter production) | — | USGS MCS 2012 |
| Silicon | Refinery production 2014 | 49,000 t Si content (ferrosilicon and silicon metal) | — | USGS MCS 2015 |
| Thorium | Resources 2014 | 300,000 t Th | — | OECD-NEA/IAEA Red Book 2014 (Uranium 2014), Table 1.17 |
| Iron ore | Mine production 2013 | 30 million t usable iron ore | — | USGS MCS 2014 |
| Iron ore | Reserves 2013 | 2,400 million t Fe content | #6 · 3% | USGS MCS 2014 |
| Sulfur | Refinery production 2019 | 700,000 t S content | — | USGS MCS 2020 |
| Feldspar | Mine production 2017 | 500,000 t feldspar | — | USGS MCS 2018 |
| Feldspar | Reserves 2014 | 110 million t feldspar | — | USGS MCS 2015 |
| Nitrogen (ammonia) | Refinery production 2017 | 1 million t N content (ammonia) | — | USGS MCS 2018 |
Policies and export measures
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Trade in critical minerals
Exports 2024$455 m
- Aluminium$309 mto Brazil 35%, Norway 21%, India 12% · 18 more
- Copper$124 mto China 69%, India 24%, Japan 2% · 10 more
- Tin$15 mto China 94%, Malaysia 6%, Netherlands 0%
- Nickel$3 mto Netherlands 100%, Belgium 0%
- Lead$2 mto Colombia 90%, India 10%
- Zinc$2 mto India 95%, Thailand 5%, Netherlands 0%
- Tantalum*$255 kto China 100%
- Silicon$25 kto Ecuador 100%
and 3 more commodities
Imports 2024$9 m
- Zinc$2 mfrom Netherlands 31%, Belgium 24%, Singapore 14% · 5 more
- Potash$2 mfrom Colombia 55%, United States of America 43%, Netherlands 2% · 2 more
- Tin$1 mfrom United States of America 96%, France 4%, Peru 0%
- Manganese*$781 kfrom India 69%, Colombia 13%, Brazil 7% · 4 more
- Lithium*$557 kfrom Germany 35%, Netherlands 19%, United States of America 14% · 4 more
- Silicon$390 kfrom China 78%, Brazil 15%, France 4% · 1 more
- Aluminium$313 kfrom Netherlands 95%, Brazil 4%, United States of America 1%
- Vanadium$274 kfrom China 73%, Colombia 27%
and 16 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 (3)
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