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Global Distribution of Selected Mines, Deposits, and Districts of Critical Minerals

Updated: Nov 14, 2023



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Data Description: The point and polygon layers within this geodatabase present the global distribution of selected mineral resource features (deposits, mines, districts, mineral regions) for 22 minerals or mineral commodities considered critical to the economy and security of the United States as of 2017. These data complement the report by Schulz and others (2017) which provides national and global information on 23 critical minerals - antimony (Sb), barite (barium, Ba), beryllium (Be), cobalt (Co), fluorite or fluorspar (fluorine, F), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge), graphite (carbon, C), hafnium (Hf), indium (In), lithium (Li), manganese (Mn), niobium (Nb), platinum-group elements (PGE), rare-earth elements (REE), rhenium (Re), selenium (Se), tantalum (Ta), tellurium (Te), tin (Sn), titanium (Ti), vanadium (V), and zirconium (Zr) resources.

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Data Format & Resolution (if applicable):

· Vector - Point

Temporal Coverage (Years Available):

· Single Year (2017)

Data completeness: Global - Number of Countries Unspecified


Source(s) and/or Author(s): United States Geological Survey (USGS), Schulz et al (2017)

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