Lists of countries by mineral production

The following list creates a summary of the two major producers of different minerals (and coal, which is generally not considered a mineral).

## Contents

* 1 Fuels
* 1.1 Fossil fuels
* 1.2 Nuclear fuel
* 2 Gemstones
* 3 Metals
* 4 References

## Fuels

### Fossil fuels

Fossil fuel  | Largest Producer  | second largest producer  | Complete list

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Coal[1] |  China  |  India  | List of countries by coal production
Natural gas[2] |  United States  |  Russia  | List of countries by natural gas production
Petroleum[3] |  Russia  |  Saudi Arabia  | List of countries by oil production

### Nuclear fuel

Nuclear fuel  | Largest Producer  | Second Largest Producer  | Complete list

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Uranium[4] |  Kazakhstan  |  Canada  | List of countries by uranium production
Thorium[5] |  India  |  Australia  | Occurrence of thorium

## Gemstones

Gem  | Largest Producer  | Second Largest Producer  | Complete list

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Fluorite[6] |  China  |  Mexico  | List of countries by fluorite production
Diamond[7] |  Russia  |  Australia  | List of countries by diamond production

## Metals

Metal  | Leading Producer  | Second Leading Producer  | Complete list

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Aluminium[8] |  China  |  Russia  | List of countries by aluminium production
Bauxite[9] |  Australia  |  China  | List of countries by bauxite production
Bismuth[10] |  China  |  Mexico  | List of countries by bismuth production
Copper[11] |  Chile  |  China  | List of countries by copper production
Gold[12] |  China  |  Australia  | List of countries by gold production
Iron ore[13] |  Australia  |  Brazil  | List of countries by iron ore production
Lithium[14] |  Australia  |  Chile  | List of countries by lithium production
Manganese[15] |  South Africa  |  Australia  | List of countries by manganese production
Mercury[16] |  China  |  Mexico  | List of countries by mercury production
Mica[17] |  China  |  Russia  | List of countries by mica production
Nickel[18] |  Philippines  |  Russia  | List of countries by nickel production
Niobium[19] |  Brazil  |  Canada  | List of countries by niobium production
Palladium[20] |  Russia  |  South Africa  | List of countries by palladium production
Platinum[21] |  South Africa  |  Russia  | List of countries by platinum production
Silver[22] |  Mexico  |  China  | List of countries by silver production
Tin[23] |  China  |  Indonesia  | List of countries by tin production
Titanium[24] |  Australia  |  South Africa (tied)  | List of countries by titanium production
Zinc[25] |  China  |  Australia  | List of countries by zinc production

## References

1. ↑ "Statistical Review of World Energy 2017". http://www.bp.com/content/dam/bp/en/corporate/excel/energy-economics/statistical-review-2017/bp-statistical-review-of-world-energy-2017-underpinning-data.xlsx.
2. ↑ [1]. CIA. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
3. ↑ "World's top oil producers 2016". U.S. Energy Information Administration. http://money.cnn.com/interactive/news/economy/worlds-biggest-oil-producers/. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
4. ↑ "World Uranium Mining". World Nuclear Association. http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf23.html.
5. ↑ http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/TE_1450_web.pdf
6. ↑ World Mineral Production 2009–2013. British Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
7. ↑ [2]. USGS. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
8. ↑ Aluminum. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
9. ↑ Bauxite. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
10. ↑ Bismuth. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
11. ↑ Copper. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
12. ↑ Gold. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
13. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017". U.S. Geological Survey. https://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/iron_ore/mcs-2017-feore.pdf. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
14. ↑ Lithium. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
15. ↑ Manganese. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
16. ↑ Mercury. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
17. ↑ https://www.indexmundi.com/minerals/?product=mica&graph=production
18. ↑ Nickel. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
19. ↑ "Mineral Commodity Summaries 2017". U.S. Geological Survey. http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/pubs/commodity/niobium/colummcs07.pdf. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
20. ↑ Palladium. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
21. ↑ Platinum. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
22. ↑ Silver. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
23. ↑ Tin. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
24. ↑ Titanium. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
25. ↑ Zinc, p. 187. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 October 2015.

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Lists of countries by industrial output rankings

Metallurgy|

* Aluminium
* Al2O3
* Bauxite
* Bismuth
* Cobalt
* Copper
* smelter
* Gold
* Iron ore
* Lithium
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Mercury
* Palladium
* Platinum
* Silver
* Steel
* Tin
* Titanium
* Uranium
* reserves
* Zinc

Mineral|

* Antimony
* Bentonite
* Feldspar
* Fluorite
* Silicon
* Salt

Emissions|

* CO2
* per capita
* Greenhouse gas
* per capita

Others|

* Manufacturing
* Cement
* Motor vehicles
* Paper
* Refrigerators
* Washing machines

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