usgs_resourcescommodityPrimary governmentAuthoritative

USGS identified + undiscovered mineral resources

U.S. Geological Survey

world identified + undiscovered resources (Cu, Ni, Li, Co, graphite)

Source

How it's published

Feed (what to expect)

Curated; re-vendor when a new USGS MCS edition publishes.

Cadence: annual (per MCS edition)
Access: free (pubs.usgs.gov)
Format: vendored figures from USGS MCS 2026 commodity pages + SIR 2018-5160
Licence: public domain (17 U.S.C. 105)
Vintage: 2026
Upstream: —

Manganese + rare earths deliberately EXCLUDED: USGS publishes no world identified tonnage, so their curves stay reserves-only rather than being extended on a guess.

Reconciliation

Role in the canonical graph

Authority tier: Primary government
Provenance: Authoritative
Canonicality: tier 1
Primary for: —
Contributes IDs: —
Name-block matching: excluded
Reconcile profile: default (tier 1)

Schema

What it feeds & emits

Feeds (axes)

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