Asia
Japan
What comes out of the ground here, what is still in it, and who operates the assets.
16 materials produced
0 mines in the atlas
0 plants in the atlas
What it produces
Maps →USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · 2025 (estimated) · each row keeps the unit the source uses for that commodity · source ↗
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| Material | Series | Production | Unit | Share of world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titanium | Titanium sponge metal production | 53,000 | metric tons | 14.3% |
| Cement | Cement production | 44,000 | thousand metric tons | 1.2% |
| Bromine | Production | 20,000 | metric tons | 4.7% |
| Iodine | Mine production | 9,000 | metric tons | 26.5% |
| Gypsum | Mine production | 4,300 | thousand metric tons | 2.7% |
| Gallium | Primary production | 3,000 | kilograms | 0.3% |
| Sulfur | Production, all forms | 2,700 | thousand metric tons | 3.2% |
| Cadmium | Refinery production | 1,300 | metric tons | 5.7% |
| Selenium | Refinery production | 640.0 | metric tons | 16.8% |
| Bismuth | Refinery production | 500.0 | metric tons | 3.1% |
| Talc & Pyrophyllite | Mine production | 130.0 | thousand metric tons | 1.9% |
| Indium | Refinery production | 65.00 | metric tons | 5.9% |
| Tellurium | Refinery production | 61.00 | metric tons | 6.1% |
| Diatomite | Mine production | 40.00 | thousand metric tons | 1.6% |
| Arsenic | Production (arsenic trioxide, gross weight) | Zero | metric tons | — |
| Copper | Mine production | Zero | thousand metric tons | — |
What it holds in reserve
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · reserves as most recently published
| Material | Series | Reserves | Unit | Share of world |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iodine | Reserves | 4,900,000 | metric tons | 77.8% |
| Talc & Pyrophyllite | Reserves | 100,000 | thousand metric tons | — |
| Bromine | Reserves | Not applicable | metric tons | — |
| Copper | Reserves | Zero | thousand metric tons | — |
| Diatomite | Reserves | Not applicable | thousand metric tons | — |
| Gypsum | Reserves | Not applicable | thousand metric tons | — |
Companies headquartered here
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USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · major U.S. import sources, 2021–2024