Rhenium · Re

specialty_metal · byproduct

USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 2,495,000 kilogramsHHI 0.33 · Concentrated

Supply · named deposits

Concentrated32 estimates · 26 deposits

235 distinct deposits across the roster · 236 occurrences

Geographic spread

Supply · geochemical abundance

5 summaries · 5 media

Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max

Re sediment

12,660 samples

10 ppm · max 83 ppm

Re coal

5,603 samples

0.828 ppm · max 2.56 ppm

Re rock

63,558 samples

Supply · out of the ground

275 records

Supply

2015 → 2024latest66tonnes (metric)+35% · 10y

20152016201720182019

Provenance

BGS World Mineral Statistics
USGS DS-140 (constant 1998 USD)
USGS DS-140 (nominal)
USGS MCS (Ammonium perrhenate)
USGS MCS (Metal, 99.99% pure)
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries World Data (legacy wide format, 2023-2025 vintages)