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4 materials shown. Production and reserves are USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · 2025 estimates, contained metal or gross weight as the source defines for each commodity · source ↗
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| Material | Shelf | World production 2025 | World reserves | Leading producer | U.S. imported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alumina critical A fine white powder of aluminium oxide, the halfway product between bauxite rock and aluminium… | Copper & Electrical Materials | 150,000thousand metric dry tons · Alumina, refinery production | — | — | 71% | |
| Aluminium critical A light silvery metal made by passing an enormous electric current through dissolved bauxite —… | Copper & Electrical Materials | 74,000thousand metric tons · Smelter production | — | — | 60% | Al |
| Bauxite critical A reddish soil-like rock, formed where tropical rain has rotted rock for millions of years, and… | Copper & Electrical Materials | 440,000thousand metric dry tons · Bauxite, mine production | 29,000,000 | — | 75% | |
| Copper critical The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans… | Copper & Electrical Materials | 23,000thousand metric tons · Mine production | 980,000 | Chile — 23% of world production | — | Cu |
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Alumina
A fine white powder of aluminium oxide, the halfway product between bauxite rock and aluminium metal.
Aluminium
A light silvery metal made by passing an enormous electric current through dissolved bauxite — which is why people call…
Bauxite
A reddish soil-like rock, formed where tropical rain has rotted rock for millions of years, and the only ore aluminium…
Copper
The reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans have been smelting for…