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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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1China
36.5%110,000 thousand metric tons
2Mexico
22.5%68,000 thousand metric tons
3South Africa
13.6%41,000 thousand metric tons
4Mongolia
11.3%34,000 thousand metric tons
5Vietnam
5.3%16,000 thousand metric tons
6Spain
5.0%15,000 thousand metric tons
7Iran
2.5%7,600 thousand metric tons
8United States
1.3%4,000 thousand metric tons
9Thailand
1.2%3,600 thousand metric tons
10Brazil
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

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 share Rh100%Canada · top share Ru100%Canada · top share Ga98%China · top share Ge94%China · top share Nb92%Brazil · top share Si82%China · top share W79%China · top share Co77%Congo, Democratic Republic · top share 75%China · top share Te75%China · top share 75%China · top share In74%China · top share Pt73%South Africa · top share Cu70%China · top share 66%China · top share V64%China · top share Li64%Australia · top share Al66%China · top share Ni65%Indonesia · top share Pb62%China · top share As50%Peru · top share Mg58%China · top share Be55%USA · top share Cr55%South Africa · top share Bi54%China · top share Pd44%Russia · top share Ta46%Congo (Kinshasa) · top share 49%China · top share Sb43%China · top share Re44%Chile · top share B44%Turkey · top share U38%Kazakhstan · top share Zr36%Australia · top share Mn39%South Africa · top share Zn39%China · top share Ti28%Mozambique · top share Ag34%Mexico · top share 29%Canada · top share 26%China · top share Sn26%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 effect Li+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