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Oil and gas around the world
Petroleum and natural-gas deposits, reserves, and trade, published by the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
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Mineral deposits and commodities
Known deposits of metals and industrial minerals, including gold, from the U.S. Geological Survey.
Map: Fix Planet, from U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Data System locations, public domain. Boundaries: Natural Earth, public domain.
The U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program and its Mineral Resources Data System compile deposits, prospects, and commodity summaries for gold, copper, iron, lithium, and other minerals. The Mineral Commodity Summaries are the annual public ledger of production and reserves.
How to read it
Each point is a known deposit or mining district in the Mineral Resources Data System. A reserve is the economic quantity. A resource is the geologic quantity. Gold often occurs with other metals. Artisanal workings are often absent from the compiled layer.
Caveats
Completeness varies by country and by how much a government publishes. A blank area is a place with no recorded deposit in this survey. The layer records locations and commodities.
Sources
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Resources Program
- U.S. Geological Survey: Mineral Resources Data System
License
U.S. Geological Survey information is in the public domain. The preview is a Fix Planet overview of recorded districts for gold, copper, iron, lithium, and rare earths, drawn from the Mineral Resources Data System.
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Coal mines
Operating, proposed and recently closed coal mines around the world, with their status, owners and output.
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Coal reserves
How much coal each country reports as proved reserves, the coal that known deposits can yield at today’s prices and with today’s technology.
Read the card →Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, via Our World in Data
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Critical mineral production
The countries that produced at least 5% of world output of key minerals in 2023, at the mine and at the refinery.
Read the card →Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Global Maps of Critical Mineral Production in 2023
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Rare earths
Where rare earths, the metals in permanent magnets and catalysts, are mined, and how large known reserves are.
Read the card →Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Rare Earths Statistics and Information
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Lithium
Where lithium, the light metal in rechargeable batteries, is mined, and how large known reserves are.
Read the card →Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Lithium Statistics and Information