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1 materials shown. Figures are from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · as each source defines it for each commodity · source ↗
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| Material | Shelf | World production 2025 | Leading producer |
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HeliumThe only element cold enough to keep an MRI magnet superconducting, and the only one light…
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Industrial Minerals | 190.0million cubic meters · Helium Production | United States43% of world production† |
† Worked out from the USGS production table: the leading country’s output divided by the world total. Where the USGS publishes the share itself, that figure is shown instead.
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- Königswartha Caminau Kaolin quarry Aerial.jpg · Gunther Tschuch · CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS Magnet.jpg · Ordan, Julien Marius · CC BY 4.0
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