¿Qué es?
The softest mineral there is — a fingernail scratches it — used as a filler that makes plastics stiffer and paper smoother.
¿Por qué importa?
Talc is a functional filler by the hundred thousand tonnes: it is in car bumpers, paint, ceramics and roofing far more than in cosmetics.
Las secciones escritas más detalladas para este material aún no han sido publicadas. Todo lo que aparece a continuación se extrae directamente de los conjuntos de datos de origen y está completo.
Quién lo produce
Verlo en un mapa →Mine production
Mine productionthousand metric tons 2025 (estimado) Total mundial 6,900 thousand metric tons
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · Gross weight; crude and beneficiated grades combined. · fuente ↗
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| País | Producción | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 300.0 | 4.3% |
| South Africa | 300.0 | 4.3% |
| Korea, Republic of | 300.0 | 4.3% |
| Finland | 200.0 | 2.9% |
| Afghanistan | 200.0 | 2.9% |
| Japan | 130.0 | 1.9% |
| Total mundial | 6,900 | 100% |
Mine production: crude
Mine production: crudethousand metric tons 2025 (estimado)
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| País | Producción | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 490.0 | — |
| France | 300.0 | — |
Mine production: crude and beneficiated
Mine production: crude and beneficiatedthousand metric tons 2025 (estimado)
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| País | Producción | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 570.0 | — |
Mine production: includes crude
Mine production: includes crudethousand metric tons 2025 (estimado)
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| País | Producción | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Other countries | 790.0 | — |
Mine production: includes steatite
Mine production: includes steatitethousand metric tons 2025 (estimado)
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| País | Producción | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 170.0 | — |
Mine production: steatite
Mine production: steatitethousand metric tons 2025 (estimado)
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Mine production: unspecified minerals
Mine production: unspecified mineralsthousand metric tons 2025 (estimado)
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«Withheld» significa que el USGS suprimió el dato para evitar revelar información de una empresa concreta — no equivale a cero. Las filas por país no siempre suman el total mundial porque la fuente redondea cada cifra de forma independiente y no siempre desglosa una línea de «otros países».
Quién posee las reservas
Reserves
Reservesthousand metric tons 2025
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| País | Reservas | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 100,000 | — |
| Korea, Republic of | 81,000 | — |
| Turkey | 15,000 | — |
| South Africa | Not applicable | — |
| Afghanistan | Large | — |
| Finland | Large | — |
| Total mundial | Large | 100% |
Reserves: crude
Reserves: crudethousand metric tons 2025
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| País | Reservas | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 140,000 | — |
| France | Large | — |
Reserves: crude and beneficiated
Reserves: crude and beneficiatedthousand metric tons 2025
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| País | Reservas | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 48,000 | — |
Reserves: includes crude
Reserves: includes crudethousand metric tons 2025
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| País | Reservas | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Other countries | Large | — |
Reserves: includes steatite
Reserves: includes steatitethousand metric tons 2025
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| País | Reservas | Cuota mundial |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | Not applicable | — |
Reserves: steatite
Reserves: steatitethousand metric tons 2025
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · fuente ↗
Reserves: unspecified minerals
Reserves: unspecified mineralsthousand metric tons 2025
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · fuente ↗
Precio
average, milled, dollars per metric ton
Promedio anualdollars per metric ton
Base: average, milled, dollars per metric ton. Promedios anuales publicados en USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · fuente ↗. Estos son promedios anuales de referencia, no una cotización de mercado en tiempo real.