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World Mineral Production 2017-2021

It is the latest publication from the World Mineral Statistics dataset which began in 1913.

19 October 2023 By anapier
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Spodumene pegmatite in drill core, Ewoyaa Lithium Project, Ghana, operated by Atlantic Lithium Ltd. (AIM: ALL, ASX: A11, OTCQX: ALLIF) Copyright © 2023 Atlantic Lithium.

Welcome to the latest edition of World Mineral Production, an annual publication from the British Geological Survey (BGS). This volume contains mineral production statistics for the five year period from 2017 to 2021, for more than 70 mineral commodities, by country worldwide. Additional tables containing European production of aggregates and cement are included as an Appendix.

It is the latest publication from the World Mineral Statistics dataset which began in 1913. The statistics from this dataset are available in the following formats:

  • Annual publication of “World Mineral Production” and its predecessors, which can be downloaded in pdf from our World Archive
  • MS Excel for years from 1970 via our data download tool
  • Selected editions are available to purchase in hard copy from the BGS online shop
  • One off reports are available for download in pdf from our World Statistics page.