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Commodityzirconium
Critical · 2 lists

Zirconium · Zr

specialty_metal · primary

USGS_2022
USGS_2025

Supply · in the ground

Top reserves · 2025

global total: 71,790 thousand metric tonsHHI 0.60 · Highly concentrated

Provenance

Where this data comes from

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS MCS (Zirconium, sponge, ex-works Ch)
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • usgs myb1 zirconium 2020

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  1. 1🇦🇺Australia
    76.6%55,000 thousand metric tons
  2. 2🇿🇦South Africa
    8.2%5,900 thousand metric tons
  3. 3🇮🇩Indonesia
    4.7%3,400 thousand metric tons
  4. 4🇸🇳Senegal
    3.6%2,600 thousand metric tons
  5. 5🇲🇬Madagascar
    2.9%2,100 thousand metric tons
  6. 6🇲🇿Mozambique
    2.1%1,500 thousand metric tons
  7. 7🇺🇸United States
    0.7%500 thousand metric tons
  8. 8🇨🇳China
    0.7%500 thousand metric tons
  9. 9🇸🇱Sierra Leone
    0.4%290 thousand metric tons

9 countries shown · USGS-defined economic reserves

Supply · named deposits

Deposits

Concentrated14 estimates · 9 deposits

962 distinct deposits across the roster

Geographic spread

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United States 628 · Australia 119 · Brazil 58 · South Africa 20 · India 20

Named producers

  • North Stradbroke Island · Australia · QueenslandPLACER, MARINE
  • North Stradbroke Island · Australia · QueenslandPLACER, MARINE
  • Minninup Hind-Dune · Australia · Western Australia
  • Bridge Hill Ridge · Australia · New South WalesPLACER, MARINE
  • Bridge Hill Ridge Deposit · Australia · New South WalesPLACER, MARINE (AEOLIAN DUNES)

Resource & reserve estimates

Trail RidgeUnclassified99,100,000 metric tons
Round Top, Round Top depositInferred771,000 metric tons
Round Top, Round Top depositMeasured plus Indicated402,000 metric tons
Hilton Head Island, Hilton Head Island DepositEconomically Exploitable261,000 metric tons
Long Valley Monazite Placer DistrictProbable Potential21,500 metric tons

Supply · geochemical abundance

Geochemistry

5 summaries · 5 media
Element · mediumDetection · share of samplesConcentration · median to max
Zr coal
7,580 samples
100%
19.9 ppm · max 835 ppm
Zr sediment
217,588 samples
100%
200 ppm · max 69,200 ppm
Zr soil
64,781 samples
100%
200 ppm · max 88,100 ppm
Zr concentrate
129,836 samples
99%
2,000 ppm · max 250,000 ppm
Zr rock
305,651 samples
92%
104 ppm · max 270,000 ppm

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

Supply · out of the ground

Top producers · 2024

910 records
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1🇦🇺Australia
414,599 t36%
2🇿🇦South Africa
300,000 t26%
3🇲🇿Mozambique
123,660 t11%
4🇮🇩Indonesia
81,000 t7%
5🇸🇳Senegal

Supply

Global production over time

2015 → 2024latest1,214,358tonnes (metric)-10% · 10y
2015: 1,352,421 tonnes (metric)2016: 1,372,220 tonnes (metric)2017: 1,371,056 tonnes (metric)2018: 1,238,300 tonnes (metric)2019: 1,355,306 tonnes (metric)2020: 1,146,810 tonnes (metric)2021: 1,160,785 tonnes (metric)2022: 1,375,220 tonnes (metric)2023: 1,250,880 tonnes (metric)2024: 1,214,358 tonnes (metric)
2015201620172018201920202021202220232024

USGS USMIN · deposit-level contained-metal estimates

66,000 t6%
6🇺🇸USA
45,000 t4%
7🇨🇳China
40,000 t3%
8🇬🇲Gambia
29,000 t3%
9🇲🇬Madagascar
28,700 t2%
10🇻🇳Vietnam
25,000 t2%

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

0.22

Moderate

Top-1
36%
Top-3
73%
Top-5
85%
NIR
<25

Active alerts · 1

  • 36%

    Australia · top share

Critical lists · 2

  • USGS_2022
  • USGS_2025

Sources · 5

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • usgs myb1 zirconium 2020
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • USGS MCS (Zirconium, sponge, ex-works Ch)

Concentration

HHI

0.22

Moderate

Top-1
36%
Top-3
73%
Top-5
85%
NIR
<25

Active alerts · 1

  • 36%

    Australia · top share

Critical lists · 2

  • USGS_2022
  • USGS_2025

Sources · 5

  • BGS World Mineral Statistics
  • USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
  • usgs myb1 zirconium 2020
  • USGS Minerals Yearbook Vol III, reference year 2019
  • USGS MCS (Zirconium, sponge, ex-works Ch)