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World mineral statistics archive
Welcome to the World Mineral Statistics electronic archive from the British Geological Survey (BGS).
The BGS, and its predecessor organisations, have compiled production and trade statistics on a wide range of mineral commodities since 1913. From 1992 the information is contained in one of the largest and most comprehensive databases in the world; however, the older data has historically been available only on paper. To make this archive of important data more accessible to a wider audience, the BGS has scanned these legacy publications and made them available to download as pdfs.
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World Mineral Production 2007 to 2011
World Mineral Production 2006 to 2010
World Mineral Production 2005 to 2009
World Mineral Production 2004 to 2008
World Mineral Production 2003 to 2007
World Mineral Production 2002 to 2006
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World Mineral Production 1999 to 2003
World Mineral Statistics 1998 to 2002
World Mineral Statistics 1997 to 2001
World Mineral Statistics 1996 to 2000
World Mineral Statistics 1995 to 1999
World Mineral Statistics 1994 to 1998
World Mineral Statistics 1993 to 1997
World Mineral Statistics 1992 to 1996
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World Mineral Statistics 1988 to 1992
World Mineral Statistics 1987 to 1991 (Vol 1)
World Mineral Statistics 1987 to 1991 (Vol 2)
World Mineral Statistics 1986 to 1990 (Vol 1)
World Mineral Statistics 1986 to 1990 (Vol 2)
World Mineral Statistics 1985 to 1989
World Mineral Statistics 1984 to 1988
World Mineral Statistics 1983 to 1987
World Mineral Statistics 1982 to 1986
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World Mineral Statistics 1979 to 1983
World Mineral Statistics 1978 to 1982
World Mineral Statistics 1977 to 1981
World Mineral Statistics 1976 to 1980
World Mineral Statistics 1975 to 1979
World Mineral Statistics 1974 to 1978
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Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1967 to 1971
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1966 to 1970
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1964 to 1969
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1963 to 1968
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1962 to 1967
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Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1959 to 1964
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1958 to 1963
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1957 to 1962
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1956 to 1961
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1955 to 1960
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1954 to 1959
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1953 to 1958
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1952 to 1957
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Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1949 to 1954
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1948 to 1953
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1946 to 1952
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1945 to 1951
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1944 to 1950
Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry 1942 to 1948
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1941 to 1947
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Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1938 to 1944
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1936 to 1938
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1935 to 1937
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1934 to 1936
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1933 to 1935
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1931 to 1933
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1930 to 1932
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Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1929 to 1931
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1928 to 1930
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1927 to 1929
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1926 to 1928
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1925 to 1927
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1924 to 1926
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1923 to 1925
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1922 to 1924
Mineral Statistics of the British Empire and Foreign Countries 1921 to 1923
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