Boron · B

industrial_mineral · primary

USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 1,086,100 thousand metric tonsHHI 0.77 · Highly concentrated

Supply · named deposits

Moderate

640 distinct deposits across the roster

Geographic spread

Supply · geochemical abundance

5 summaries · 5 media

Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max

B coal

7,578 samples

95%

34.8 ppm · max 660 ppm

B sediment

219,788 samples

83%

38 ppm · max 83,000 ppm

B soil

62,209 samples

Supply · out of the ground

621 records

Supply

2015 → 2024latest5,881,187tonnes (metric)+2% · 10y

201520162017

Provenance

BGS World Mineral Statistics
USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
USGS DS-140 (nominal)
USGS MCS (Price, average unit value of c)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

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