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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) 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
Shares are of world output as the source reports it.