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Compare materials Two to four materials side by side: who mines, who refines, how concentrated each stage is, which export controls apply, and how much of the chain the atlas can see. The selection is in the address, so the page can be shared.
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Mine · 2025 (estimated) Chile : about 2 in 10
Chile 23.0 %
Congo (Kinshasa) 13.9 %
Peru 11.7 %
China 7.8 %
Russia 5.6 %
Top three countries 48.7 % USGS · est.
Refine · 2025 (estimated) China : about half
China 48.3 %
Congo (Kinshasa) 9.7 %
Chile 5.9 %
Japan 4.8 %
Russia 3.3 %
Top three countries 63.8 % USGS · est.
Export controls in force Indonesia Export ban, 2023 Laos Export ban, 2024 Tanzania Export ban, 2017 Venezuela Export ban, 2024 Morocco Export licensing requirement, 2025 Compiled by USGS, effective January 2026. Not a live feed.
Price 14 508 $/mt, 2026-10 · monthly, indicative World Bank
Data coverage Mines on record: 87% (14/14)
Plants on record: 22.4% (11/17)
Owner or operator known: 82% (11/14)
Assurance known: no public assurance list is ingested yet
Mine · 2025 (estimated) China : about 7 in 10
China 69.2 %
United States 13.1 %
Australia 7.4 %
Burma 5.6 %
Thailand 1.2 %
Top three countries 89.7 % USGS · est.
Refine · 2025 China : about 8 in 10
China 83.3 %
United States 5.6 %
Malaysia 5.6 %
France 1.1 %
Viet Nam 1.1 %
Top three countries 94.4 % IEA
Export controls in force Malaysia Export ban, 2024 Namibia Export ban, 2023 Vietnam Export ban, 2012 China Export licensing requirement for materials and technologies, 2025 Compiled by USGS, effective January 2026. Not a live feed.
Price No open price series.
Data coverage Mines on record: 76.7% (2/12)
Plants on record: 0% (0/5)
Owner or operator known: 7.4% (1/12)
Assurance known: no public assurance list is ingested yet
Mine · 2025 (estimated) China : about 8 in 10
China 77.8 %
Madagascar 4.4 %
Tanzania 4.2 %
Brazil 3.6 %
Mozambique 3.3 %
Top three countries 86.4 % USGS · est.
Refine · 2025 China : about 9 in 10
China 94.4 %
Japan 3.0 %
Indonesia 1.4 %
United States 0.6 %
Korea 0.2 %
Top three countries 98.8 % IEA
Export controls in force Namibia Export ban, 2023 China Export licensing requirement for materials and technologies, 2023 Compiled by USGS, effective January 2026. Not a live feed.
Price No open price series.
Data coverage Mines on record: 7.4% (4/18)
Plants on record: 0% (0/6)
Owner or operator known: 4.1% (3/18)
Assurance known: no public assurance list is ingested yet
Mine · 2025 (estimated) Australia : about 3 in 10
Australia 31.7 %
China 21.4 %
Chile 19.3 %
Zimbabwe 9.7 %
Argentina 7.9 %
Top three countries 72.4 % USGS · est.
Refine · 2025 China : about 7 in 10
China 73.7 %
Chile 16.3 %
Argentina 5.0 %
Australia 1.9 %
Germany 0.9 %
Top three countries 95.0 % IEA
Export controls in force Namibia Export ban, 2023 Zimbabwe Export ban, 2022 Compiled by USGS, effective January 2026. Not a live feed.
Price No open price series.
Data coverage Mines on record: 82.3% (5/9)
Plants on record: 1.9% (1/6)
Owner or operator known: 60.9% (4/9)
Assurance known: no public assurance list is ingested yet
Shares are of world output as the source reports it.