The National Minerals Information Center produces reports on materials flow, recycling, supply chain, and sustainability. These publications describe the flow of materials from source to ultimate disposition to help better understand the economy, manage the use of natural resources, and protect the environment.
Commodity Statistics and Information page lists statistical periodicals and special studies.
Materials Flow page provides general and specific commodity reports.
Commodity Statistics and Information
International Minerals Statistics and Information
Materials Flow
Below are publications associated with this project.
Cadmium recycling in the United States in 2000
Beryllium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Silver Recycling in the United States in 2000
Cadmium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Economic drivers of mineral supply
Policy, a factor shaping minerals supply and demand
Sociocultural and institutional drivers and constraints to mineral supply; the meaning of scarcity in the 21st century: drivers and constraints to the supply of minerals using regional, national and global perspectives
Materials in the economy; material flows, scarcity, and the environment
Raw materials and technology fuel U.S. economic growth
Obsolete computers, "gold mine", or high-tech trash? Resource recovery from recycling
Exploration
Technology advancement: a factor in increasing resource use
Below are news stories associated with this project.
The National Minerals Information Center produces reports on materials flow, recycling, supply chain, and sustainability. These publications describe the flow of materials from source to ultimate disposition to help better understand the economy, manage the use of natural resources, and protect the environment.
Commodity Statistics and Information page lists statistical periodicals and special studies.
Materials Flow page provides general and specific commodity reports.
Commodity Statistics and Information
International Minerals Statistics and Information
Materials Flow
Below are publications associated with this project.
Cadmium recycling in the United States in 2000
Beryllium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Silver Recycling in the United States in 2000
Cadmium Recycling in the United States in 2000
Economic drivers of mineral supply
Policy, a factor shaping minerals supply and demand
Sociocultural and institutional drivers and constraints to mineral supply; the meaning of scarcity in the 21st century: drivers and constraints to the supply of minerals using regional, national and global perspectives
Materials in the economy; material flows, scarcity, and the environment
Raw materials and technology fuel U.S. economic growth
Obsolete computers, "gold mine", or high-tech trash? Resource recovery from recycling
Exploration
Technology advancement: a factor in increasing resource use
Below are news stories associated with this project.