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.
Comparison of U.S. net import reliance for nonfuel mineral commodities—A 60-year retrospective (1954–1984–2014)
The Ebola virus disease outbreak and the mineral sectors of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Mining Review
Exploration Review
Review of selected global mineral industries in 2011 and an outlook to 2017
Metal prices in the United States through 2010
Byproduct metals and rare-earth elements used in the production of light-emitting diodes—Overview of principal sources of supply and material requirements for selected markets
Exploration review
Flow studies for recycling metal commodities in the United States
Overview of flow studies for recycling metal commodities in the United States
Estimates of electricity requirements for the recovery of mineral commodities, with examples applied to sub-Saharan Africa
Vanadium recycling in the United States in 2004
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.
Comparison of U.S. net import reliance for nonfuel mineral commodities—A 60-year retrospective (1954–1984–2014)
The Ebola virus disease outbreak and the mineral sectors of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone
Mining Review
Exploration Review
Review of selected global mineral industries in 2011 and an outlook to 2017
Metal prices in the United States through 2010
Byproduct metals and rare-earth elements used in the production of light-emitting diodes—Overview of principal sources of supply and material requirements for selected markets
Exploration review
Flow studies for recycling metal commodities in the United States
Overview of flow studies for recycling metal commodities in the United States
Estimates of electricity requirements for the recovery of mineral commodities, with examples applied to sub-Saharan Africa
Vanadium recycling in the United States in 2004
Below are news stories associated with this project.