Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026

Salient statistics, public domain

60-mineral Final 2025 Critical Minerals List, plus gravel and crushed stone — the volume backbone of U.S. mining. Figures are USGS MCS 2026 calendar-year 2025 estimates.

https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2026 · PDF

Aggregates & gravel

Construction sand & gravel

MCS

890million metric tons

$12.1B · import 0% · Canada (limited)

Crushed stone

MCS

1,500million metric tons

$26.8B · import 0% · Domestic

Construction sand

MCS

410million metric tons

$5.6B · import 0% · Domestic

Construction gravel

MCS

480million metric tons

$6.5B · import 0% · Domestic

Base metals

Copper

CML

1,000thousand metric tons

$11.1B · import 45% · Chile

Aluminum

CML

660thousand metric tons

$4.2B · import 54% · Canada

Bauxite

CML

0thousand metric tons

$0 · import 100% · Jamaica / Guinea

Zinc

CML

740thousand metric tons

$2.1B · import 76% · Canada

Lead

CML

280thousand metric tons

$620M · import 0% · Canada / Mexico

Iron ore

MCS

48million metric tons

$3.4B · import 8% · Canada / Brazil

Molybdenum

MCS

42thousand metric tons

$1.4B · import 0% · Chile / Peru (net exporter)

Precious

Gold

MCS

230metric tons

$16.4B · import 0% · Recycle / Canada

Silver

CML

980metric tons

$980M · import 68% · Mexico

Platinum

CML

3,650kilograms

$380M · import 66% · South Africa

Palladium

CML

12,600kilograms

$520M · import 32% · Russia / South Africa

Battery minerals

Lithium

CML

23,000metric tons LCE

$410M · import 25% · Argentina / Chile / Australia

Nickel

CML

18thousand metric tons

$390M · import 48% · Canada

Cobalt

CML

600metric tons

$28M · import 76% · Norway / Canada (metal); DRC (ore)

Graphite (natural)

CML

0thousand metric tons

$0 · import 100% · China

Manganese

CML

0thousand metric tons

$0 · import 100% · Gabon / South Africa / Australia

Rare earths

Rare earths (REE)

CML

43,000metric tons REO

$260M · import 80% · China / Malaysia (separated)

Industrial

Cement

MCS

91million metric tons

$16.2B · import 18% · Canada / Turkey / Greece

Potash

CML

420thousand metric tons K2O

$520M · import 93% · Canada

Phosphate rock

CML

20million metric tons

$1.8B · import 12% · Peru / Morocco

Silicon

CML

310thousand metric tons

$980M · import 48% · Brazil / Norway / Russia

Helium

MCS

68million cubic meters

$720M · import 0% · Qatar / Algeria (spot)

Other critical

Titanium

CML

100thousand metric tons TiO2

$780M · import 91% · South Africa / Australia

Tungsten

CML

0metric tons

$0 · import 100% · China

Vanadium

CML

0metric tons

$0 · import 100% · Canada / Brazil / South Africa

Gallium

CML

0metric tons

$0 · import 100% · China / Canada

Germanium

CML

0metric tons

$16M · import 100% · China / Belgium

Antimony

CML

0metric tons

$0 · import 100% · China / Tajikistan

Tin

CML

0metric tons

$0 · import 100% · Peru / Indonesia / Bolivia

Uranium

CML

300metric tons U3O8

$90M · import 95% · Canada / Australia / Kazakhstan

Magnesium

CML

70thousand metric tons

$310M · import 50% · Israel / Canada / China