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9 materials shown. Figures are from USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · as each source defines it for each commodity · fonte ↗

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Materiale	Scafo	Produzione mondiale 2025	Riserve mondiali	Produttore principale	Importato dagli Stati Uniti
☆Copper criticoThe reddish metal that carries electricity better than anything except silver, and which humans…	Rame e materiali elettrici	23,000thousand metric tons · Mine production	980,000	Chile23% della produzione mondiale	—
☆Aluminium criticoA light silvery metal made by passing an enormous electric current through dissolved bauxite —…	Rame e materiali elettrici	74,000thousand metric tons · Smelter production	—	China61% della produzione mondiale†	60%
☆GoldThe metal that does not tarnish, does not corrode and never runs out once mined — which is why…	Metalli preziosi	3,300metric tons · Mine production	66,000	China12% della produzione mondiale†	—
☆Iron OreRust-coloured rock that is roughly one-third to two-thirds iron, and the single largest tonnage…	Acciaio e metalli da lega	2,600,000thousand metric tons · Mine production: Usable ore, rounded	87,000	—	—
☆Iron & SteelIron with a little carbon in it, and the most-produced manufactured material on the planet.	Acciaio e metalli da lega	360.0million metric tons · world iron slag production was estimated to be between 330 million and 390 million tons,	—	—	—
☆Zinc criticoThe metal that steel is dipped in so it does not rust — a sacrificial coating that corrodes…	Acciaio e metalli da lega	13,000thousand metric tons · Mine production	240,000	China32% della produzione mondiale	—
☆Lead criticoA soft, dense, blue-grey metal that blocks radiation and stores charge cheaply — and that is…	Acciaio e metalli da lega	4,500thousand metric tons · Mine production	95,000	China42% della produzione mondiale	—
☆Iron & Steel ScrapOld steel collected to be melted into new steel — the largest recycling stream on the planet by…	Acciaio e metalli da lega	non pubblicato	—	—	—
☆Recovered WoodWood collected after use - pallets, crates, demolition timber and furniture - and sent back…	Wood & Forest Products	non pubblicato	—	—	—

† Calcolato dalla tabella di produzione USGS: la produzione del paese leader divisa per il totale mondiale. Dove l'USGS pubblica direttamente la quota, viene mostrata quella cifra.