What is it?
A mineral that splits into sheets so thin you can see through them, and that resists both heat and electricity.
Why does it matter?
Sheet mica insulates high-voltage equipment; ground mica gives paint its shimmer and drilling mud its body. Some supply is associated with child-labour concerns.
Deeper written sections for this material have not been published yet. Everything below is drawn straight from the source datasets and is complete.
Who produces it
See it on a map →Mica (Sheet): Mine production
Mica (Sheet): Mine productionmetric tons 2025 (estimated)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Scrap and flake mica reported separately from sheet mica; the two are different markets. · source ↗
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| Country | Production | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| India | 1,000 | — |
| Other countries | 200.0 | — |
| China | Not applicable | — |
| Canada | Not applicable | — |
| United States | Not applicable | — |
| France | Not applicable | — |
| Finland | Not applicable | — |
| Madagascar | Zero | — |
| Spain | Zero | — |
| Turkey | Zero | — |
| Korea, Republic of | Zero | — |
Mica (Sheet): Mine production, rounded
Mica (Sheet): Mine production, roundedmetric tons 2025 (estimated)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Scrap and flake mica reported separately from sheet mica; the two are different markets. · source ↗
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| Country | Production | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| World total | Not applicable | 100% |
Mica (Scrap and flake): production
Mica (Scrap and flake): productionmetric tons 2025 (estimated)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Scrap and flake mica reported separately from sheet mica; the two are different markets. · source ↗
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| Country | Production | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| China | 85,000 | — |
| Madagascar | 70,000 | — |
| Finland | 57,000 | — |
| Other countries | 39,000 | — |
| United States | 26,000 | — |
| Korea, Republic of | 15,000 | — |
| Canada | 14,000 | — |
| France | 14,000 | — |
| India | 13,000 | — |
| Turkey | 9,500 | — |
| Spain | 8,000 | — |
Mica (Scrap and flake): production, rounded
Mica (Scrap and flake): production, roundedmetric tons 2025 (estimated) World total 350,000 metric tons
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Scrap and flake mica reported separately from sheet mica; the two are different markets. · source ↗
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| Country | Production | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| World total | 350,000 | 100% |
“Withheld” means the USGS suppressed the figure to avoid disclosing an individual company's data — it does not mean zero. Country rows do not always sum to the world total because the source rounds each figure independently and does not always break out an “other countries” line.
Who holds the reserves
Mica (Scrap and flake): Reserves
Mica (Scrap and flake): Reservesmetric tons 2025
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗
| Country | Reserves | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| Korea, Republic of | 12,000,000 | — |
| China | 1,100,000 | — |
| Turkey | 620,000 | — |
| India | Large | — |
| Madagascar | Large | — |
| Spain | Large | — |
| Canada | Large | — |
| Finland | Large | — |
| France | Large | — |
| Other countries | Large | — |
| United States | Large | — |
Mica (Scrap and flake): Reserves, rounded
Mica (Scrap and flake): Reserves, roundedmetric tons 2025
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗
| Country | Reserves | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| World total | Large | 100% |
Mica (Sheet): Reserves
Mica (Sheet): Reservesmetric tons 2025
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗
| Country | Reserves | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| India | 110,000 | — |
| China | 75,000 | — |
| United States | Very small | — |
| Canada | Not applicable | — |
| Finland | Not applicable | — |
| France | Not applicable | — |
| Korea, Republic of | Not applicable | — |
| Madagascar | Not applicable | — |
| Spain | Not applicable | — |
| Turkey | Not applicable | — |
| Other countries | Moderate | — |
Mica (Sheet): Reserves, rounded
Mica (Sheet): Reserves, roundedmetric tons 2025
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗
| Country | Reserves | Share of world |
|---|---|---|
| World total | Not applicable | 100% |
Price
average, dollars per metric ton: Ground: Dry
Annual averagedollars per metric ton
Basis: average, dollars per metric ton: Ground: Dry. Annual averages as published in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗. These are reference annual averages, not a live market quote.
average, dollars per metric ton: Scrap and flake
Annual averagedollars per metric ton
Basis: average, dollars per metric ton: Scrap and flake. Annual averages as published in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗. These are reference annual averages, not a live market quote.
average value, muscovite and phlogopite mica, dollars per kilogram: Splittings
Annual averagedollars per kilogram
Basis: average value, muscovite and phlogopite mica, dollars per kilogram: Splittings. Annual averages as published in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗. These are reference annual averages, not a live market quote.
average, dollars per metric ton: Ground: Wet
Annual averagedollars per metric ton
Basis: average, dollars per metric ton: Ground: Wet. Annual averages as published in USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · source ↗. These are reference annual averages, not a live market quote.