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Publications

The Center conducts analyses of and develops information on minerals-related issues, including minerals conservation, sustainability, availability, materials flow, and the economic health of the U.S. minerals industry. 

Key Publications

Historical and Time Series Data

Graph from Zeolites 2016 chapter showing increasing production trend with fluctuations since 1975

A compilation of data on mineral production, imports, exports, stocks, reported and apparent consumption publications.

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Periodic Publications

sphalerite, cubes of pyrite, and covellite

A subset of our monthly, quarterly, and annual publications

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Special Publications

scientists sampling mineral deposit

Fact Sheets - Short introductions to mineral commodities, materials flow, and supply chain topics

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Filter Total Items: 590

Industrial Garnet in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Gemstones in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Industrial diamond in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Donald W. Olson
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Peat in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Lori E. Apodaca
By
National Minerals Information Center

Diatomite in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert D. Crangle
By
National Minerals Information Center

Common clay and shale in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert L. Virta
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Strontium in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Joyce A. Ober
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Lithium in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Brian W. Jaskula
By
Mineral Resources Program, National Minerals Information Center

Bromine in 2013

No abstract available.
Authors
Joyce A. Ober
By
National Minerals Information Center

Mineral Resource of the Month: Niobium

Niobium, also called columbium, is a transition metal with a very high melting point. It is in greatest demand in industrialized countries, like the United States, because of its defense-related uses in the aerospace, energy and transportation industries. Niobium is used mostly to make high-strength, low-alloy (HSLA) steel and stainless steel. HSLA steels are used in large-diameter pipes for oil a
Authors
John F. Papp
By
National Minerals Information Center

2013 Industrial Minerals Review: Fire Clay

No abstract available.
Authors
Robert L. Virta
By
National Minerals Information Center

Lithium: for harnessing renewable energy

Lithium, which has the chemical symbol Li and an atomic number of 3, is the first metal in the periodic table. Lithium has many uses, the most prominent being in batteries for cell phones, laptops, and electric and hybrid vehicles. Worldwide sources of lithium are broken down by ore-deposit type as follows: closed-basin brines, 58%; pegmatites and related granites, 26%; lithium-enriched clays, 7%;
Authors
Dwight Bradley, Brian W. Jaskula
By
Energy and Minerals Mission Area, Mineral Resources Program, Alaska Science Center, National Minerals Information Center