USGS - Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023

The USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 provides comprehensive information on minerals and mineral commodities. The report includes details on current trends and events, as well as information on domestic industry structure, government programs, tariffs, 5-year salient statistics, and world production, reserves, and resources. The report covers over 90 individual minerals and materials, and includes detailed information on government stockpiles, if applicable. The report includes appendices on abbreviations and units of measure, definitions of selected terms, reserves and resources information, and a directory of USGS minerals information country specialists. The USGS welcomes constructive feedback and suggestions from readers to continually improve the value of its publications.