Category
Materials
Mining, refining, reserves and concentration of the materials civilization is built from.
- Metrics
- 11
- Headline
- 3
- Last ingestion
- 2026-10-19 00:15 UTC
Headline metrics, each in its default geography
Copper mine production
Recoverable copper content of ore mined, thousand metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Lithium mine production
Lithium content of mine production, metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Rare earth mine production
Rare-earth-oxide equivalent content of mine production, metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Other metrics, each in its default geography
Cement production
Cement produced, thousand metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Cobalt mine production
Cobalt content of mine production, metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Net long (positive) or short (negative) copper futures held by managed money on COMEX, in contracts of 25,000 pounds, weekly.
United States
Copper price
Global price of copper, monthly average, US dollars per metric ton.
World
Net long or short COMEX gold futures held by managed money, in contracts of 100 troy ounces, weekly.
United States
Natural graphite mine production
Natural graphite mined, metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Nickel mine production
Nickel content of mine production, metric tons per year, world and by country.
World
Employees on payrolls in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), in thousands, seasonally adjusted.
United States