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Commoditymagnesium
Critical · 3 lists

Magnesium · Mg

specialty_metal · primary

DOE_2023
USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 5,220,000 thousand metric tonsHHI 0.27 · Concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS MCS (European free market, dollars )
  • USGS MCS (U.S. spot)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook OFR 2025-1047
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
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  1. 1🇷🇺Russia
    44.1%2,300,000 thousand metric tons
  2. 2🇸🇰Slovakia
    23.0%1,200,000 thousand metric tons
  3. 3🇨🇳China
    13.4%700,000 thousand metric tons
  4. 4🇦🇺Australia
    5.4%280,000 thousand metric tons
  5. 5🇬🇷Greece
    5.4%280,000 thousand metric tons
  6. 6🇧🇷Brazil
    3.8%200,000 thousand metric tons
  7. 7🇹🇷Turkey
    2.1%110,000 thousand metric tons
  8. 8🇮🇳India
    1.3%66,000 thousand metric tons
  9. 9🇦🇹Austria
    0.9%49,000 thousand metric tons
  10. 10🇺🇸United States
    0.7%35,000 thousand metric tons

10 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Highly concentrated2 estimates · 1 deposits

1,031 distinct deposits across the roster

Geographic spread

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United States 758 · Mexico 36 · Brazil 23 · Peru 17 · South Africa 17

Named producers

  • Chalaka · China · Xizang* (Tibet)
  • Da Chaidan Lake · China · Qinghai [Tsinghai]
  • Xiao Chaidan Lake · China · Qinghai [Tsinghai]
  • Zhacang Caka · China · Xizang* (Tibet)
  • Catalao-Goiasfertil · Brazil · Goias

Resource & reserve estimates

Round Top, Round Top depositMeasured plus Indicated110,000 metric tons
Round Top, Round Top depositInferred74,000 metric tons

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

5 summaries · 5 media
Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max
Mg coal
7,562 samples
100%
625.5 ppm · max 15,700 ppm
Mg sediment
292,927 samples
100%
1% · max 24.8%
Mg soil
94,740 samples
100%
0.7% · max 29%
Mg rock
294,540 samples
97%
1% · max 70%
Mg concentrate
131,582 samples
97%
0.7% · max 24%

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

Supply · held inventory

Stocks (year-end)

2021–2025 · USGS MCS

Latest · 2025

0t

2021: 0 t2022: 0 t2023: 0 t2024: 0 t2025: 0 t
20212022202320242025

Supply · recycling

Secondary supply - scrap flow

United States · 2025 · USGS MCS

$281M of scrap consumed

domestic64%imported36%exported0%

Eurostat WEEE and battery end-of-life flows (Phase 6.1.1) are recorded at country level without commodity decomposition. Querying country profiles for EU member states will surface those flows; the commodity profile cannot decompose them today.

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

2,047 records
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1🇨🇳China
13,000,000 t54%
2🇦🇺Australia
3,699,486 t15%
3🇷🇺Russia
2,600,000 t11%
4🇹🇷Turkey
1,604,181 t7%
5🇨🇳Chinaprimary

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest25,050,932tonnes (metric)-20% · 10y
2015: 31,386,829 tonnes (metric)2016: 31,396,409 tonnes (metric)2017: 32,193,743 tonnes (metric)2018: 31,586,014 tonnes (metric)2019: 23,159,310 tonnes (metric)2020: 25,627,633 tonnes (metric)2021: 28,211,387 tonnes (metric)2022: 26,773,709 tonnes (metric)2023: 25,037,699 tonnes (metric)2024: 25,050,932 tonnes (metric)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
usgs myb1 magnesium 2019
  • usgs myb1 magnesium metal 2022
  • 9 sources · click to verify

    950,000 t4%
    6🇦🇹Austria
    623,494 t3%
    7🇪🇸Spain
    599,019 t3%
    8🇸🇰Slovakia
    334,000 t1%
    9🇸🇦Saudi Arabia
    300,000 t1%
    10🇬🇷Greece
    243,587 t1%

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    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

    0.38

    Concentrated

    Top-1
    58%
    Top-3
    85%
    Top-5
    94%
    NIR
    59%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 58%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 9

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • usgs myb1 magnesium 2019
    • usgs myb1 magnesium metal 2022
    • + 4 more in the Provenance section

    Concentration

    HHI

    0.38

    Concentrated

    Top-1
    58%
    Top-3
    85%
    Top-5
    94%
    NIR
    59%

    Active alerts · 1

    • 58%

      China · top share

    Critical lists · 3

    • DOE_2023
    • USGS_2022
    • USGS_2025

    Sources · 9

    • BGS World Mineral Statistics
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)
    • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
    • usgs myb1 magnesium 2019
    • usgs myb1 magnesium metal 2022
    • + 4 more in the Provenance section