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Commodityfluorspar
Critical · 3 lists

Fluorspar

industrial_mineral · primary

DOE_2023
USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 301,700 thousand metric tonsHHI 0.22 · Moderate

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
  • USGS DS-140 (nominal)
  • USGS MCS (Average unit value of imports)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
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  1. 1🇨🇳China
    36.5%110,000 thousand metric tons
  2. 2🇲🇽Mexico
    22.5%68,000 thousand metric tons
  3. 3🇿🇦South Africa
    13.6%41,000 thousand metric tons
  4. 4🇲🇳Mongolia
    11.3%34,000 thousand metric tons
  5. 5🇻🇳Vietnam
    5.3%16,000 thousand metric tons
  6. 6🇪🇸Spain
    5.0%15,000 thousand metric tons
  7. 7🇮🇷Iran
    2.5%7,600 thousand metric tons
  8. 8🇺🇸United States
    1.3%4,000 thousand metric tons
  9. 9🇹🇭Thailand
    1.2%3,600 thousand metric tons
  10. 10🇧🇷Brazil
    0.8%2,500 thousand metric tons

10 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Highly concentrated3 estimates · 2 deposits

4,362 distinct deposits across the roster · 4,363 occurrences

Geographic spread

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United States 3,525 · Mexico 413 · Thailand 39 · South Africa 33 · Argentina 30

Named producers

  • Da Gai Tang Mines, Hua De Mill F · China · Nei Mongol* (Inner Mongolia)
  • Hei Shao Tou/Bai Yun He Pe Mill F · China · Nei Mongol* (Inner Mongolia)
  • Pong Lai Mines, Xian Shan Mill F · China · Shandong [Shantung]
  • Pong Lai Mines,Fu Shan Mill F · China · Shandong [Shantung]
  • Mineral El Realito · Mexico · Guanajuato

Resource & reserve estimates

Lost River, Lost River skarn depositUnclassified3,400,000 metric tons
Kings Valley, Stage 2 LensIndicated540,000 metric tons
Kings Valley, Stage 2 LensInferred270,000 metric tons

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

4 summaries · 4 media
Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max
F sediment
6,708 samples
94%
0.04% · max 4.8%
F coal
7,542 samples
91%
70.8 ppm · max 4,920 ppm
F soil
20,401 samples
91%
0.04% · max 2.2%
F concentrate
710 samples
85%
0.03% · max 38%

USGS National Geochemical Database · sorted by detection · detected-sample concentration

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

1,899 records
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1🇨🇳China
5,900,000 t66%
2🇲🇽Mexico
1,505,071 t17%
3🇲🇳Mongolia
431,700 t5%
4🇿🇦South Africa
380,000 t4%
5🇹🇭Thailand

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest9,033,186tonnes (metric)+56% · 10y
2015: 5,781,107 tonnes (metric)2016: 5,351,107 tonnes (metric)2017: 5,558,434 tonnes (metric)2018: 6,362,242 tonnes (metric)2019: 6,755,504 tonnes (metric)2020: 7,715,466 tonnes (metric)2021: 8,312,492 tonnes (metric)2022: 8,165,567 tonnes (metric)2023: 8,496,177 tonnes (metric)2024: 9,033,186 tonnes (metric)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019

8 sources · click to verify

185,000 t2%
6🇪🇸Spain
147,650 t2%
7🇻🇳Vietnam
144,019 t2%
8🇮🇷Iran
67,000 t1%
9🇫🇷France
62,725 t1%
10🇷🇺Russia
56,000 t1%

Live

Ir100%Canada · top shareRh100%Canada · top shareRu100%Canada · top shareGa98%China · top shareGe94%China · top shareNb92%Brazil · top shareSi82%China · top shareW79%China · top shareCo77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share75%China · top shareTe75%China · top share75%China · top shareIn74%China · top sharePt73%South Africa · top shareCu70%China · top share66%China · top shareV64%China · top shareLi64%Australia · top shareAl66%China · top shareNi65%Indonesia · top sharePb62%China · top shareAs50%Peru · top shareMg58%China · top shareBe55%USA · top shareCr55%South Africa · top shareBi54%China · top sharePd44%Russia · top shareTa46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share49%China · top shareSb43%China · top shareRe44%Chile · top shareB44%Turkey · top shareU38%Kazakhstan · top shareZr36%Australia · top shareMn39%South Africa · top shareZn39%China · top shareTi28%Mozambique · top shareAg34%Mexico · top share29%Canada · top share26%China · top shareSn26%China · top share🇨🇱 CLCutax2024🇨🇩 CDCusurtax2022🇨🇱 CLListrategic resource2023🇨🇳 CNLiexport license2024🇿🇼 ZWLiraw ore ban2022🇮🇩 IDNiraw ore ban2020🇵🇭 PHNiroyalty2024🇷🇺 RUNiimport ban2024🇨🇳 CN→🇻🇳 VNREE+4700%re export surge🇮🇩 IDNi-97%export ban effectLi+38%concentration shift🇨🇳 CNREE-25%concentration shift

Concentration

HHI

0.48

Concentrated

Top-1
66%
Top-3
88%
Top-5
95%
NIR
100%

Active alerts · 1

  • 66%

    China · top share

Critical lists · 3

  • DOE_2023
  • USGS_2022
  • USGS_2025

Sources · 8

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • + 3 more in the Provenance section

Concentration

HHI

0.48

Concentrated

Top-1
66%
Top-3
88%
Top-5
95%
NIR
100%

Active alerts · 1

  • 66%

    China · top share

Critical lists · 3

  • DOE_2023
  • USGS_2022
  • USGS_2025

Sources · 8

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • + 3 more in the Provenance section