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USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · 2025 (estimated) · each row keeps the unit the source uses for that commodity · source ↗

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MaterialSeries ProductionUnitShare of world
Nickel Mine production270,000 metric tons 6.9%
Zeolites (Natural) Mine production6,300 metric tons 0.5%
Cobalt Mine production3,700 metric tons 1.2%
Perlite Production20.00 thousand metric tons 0.4%

What it holds in reserve

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · reserves as most recently published

MaterialSeries ReservesUnitShare of world
Nickel Reserves 4,800,000metric tons 3.4%
Cobalt Reserves 260,000metric tons 2.2%
Perlite Reserves Not applicablethousand metric tons

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