Mineral Commodity Summaries 2003 - Mineral Resources Program ...

General:
CONTENTS
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Growth Rates of Leading and Coincident Indexes for
Mineral Products ............................ 3
The Role of Nonfuel Minerals in the U.S. Economy ... 4
2002 U.S. Net Import Reliance for Selected Nonfuel
Mineral Materials ........................... 5
Significant Events, Trends, and Issues ............ 6
Commodities:
Abrasives (Manufactured) .................... 20
Aluminum ................................. 22
Antimony .................................. 24
Arsenic ................................... 26
Asbestos .................................. 28
Barite .................................... 30
Bauxite and Alumina ........................ 32
Beryllium .................................. 34
Bismuth .................................. 36
Boron .................................... 38
Bromine .................................. 40
Cadmium ................................. 42
Cement ................................... 44
Cesium ................................... 46
Chromium ................................. 48
Clays ..................................... 50
Cobalt .................................... 52
Columbium (Niobium) ....................... 54
Copper ................................... 56
Diamond (Industrial) ......................... 58
Diatomite ................................. 60
Feldspar .................................. 62
Fluorspar ................................. 64
Gallium ................................... 66
Garnet (Industrial) .......................... 68
Gemstones ................................ 70
Germanium ................................ 72
Gold ..................................... 74
Graphite (Natural) ........................... 76
Gypsum .................................. 78
Helium ................................... 80
Indium .................................... 82
Iodine .................................... 84
Iron Ore .................................. 86
Iron and Steel .............................. 88
Iron and Steel Scrap ......................... 90
Iron and Steel Slag .......................... 92
Kyanite and Related Minerals .................. 94
Lead ..................................... 96
Lime ..................................... 98
Lithium .................................. 100
Magnesium Compounds .................... 102
Magnesium Metal .......................... 104
Manganese ............................... 106
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Appendix A—Abbreviations and Units of Measure . 194
Appendix B—Definitions of Selected Terms Used in
This Report .............................. 194
Appendix C—A Resource/Reserve Classification for
Minerals ................................ 195
Appendix D—Country Specialists Directory ....... 198
Mercury .................................. 108
Mica (Natural), Scrap and Flake ............... 110
Mica (Natural), Sheet ....................... 112
Molybdenum .............................. 114
Nickel ................................... 116
Nitrogen (Fixed), Ammonia .................. 118
Peat .................................... 120
Perlite ................................... 122
Phosphate Rock ........................... 124
Platinum-Group Metals ...................... 126
Potash .................................. 128
Pumice and Pumicite ....................... 130
Quartz Crystal (Industrial) .................... 132
Rare Earths .............................. 134
Rhenium ................................. 136
Rubidium ................................ 138
Salt ..................................... 140
Sand and Gravel (Construction) ............... 142
Sand and Gravel (Industrial) ................. 144
Scandium ................................ 146
Selenium ................................ 148
Silicon ................................... 150
Silver .................................... 152
Soda Ash ................................ 154
Sodium Sulfate ............................ 156
Stone (Crushed) ........................... 158
Stone (Dimension) ......................... 160
Strontium ................................ 162
Sulfur ................................... 164
Talc and Pyrophyllite ....................... 166
Tantalum ................................ 168
Tellurium ................................. 170
Thallium ................................. 172
Thorium ................................. 174
Tin ..................................... 176
Titanium Mineral Concentrates ............... 178
Titanium and Titanium Dioxide ................ 180
Tungsten ................................ 182
Vanadium ................................ 184
Vermiculite ............................... 186
Yttrium .................................. 188
Zinc ..................................... 190
Zirconium and Hafnium ..................... 192