MRDS by commodity
Mineral Resources Data System: A collection of mineral resource reports worldwide. You can view, download, and understand this data source at https://MRData.usgs.gov/mrds/.
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Records by overall quality
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| Abrasive | 29 | |
| Aggregate, Light Weight | 38 | |
| Aluminum | 3,243 | |
| Aluminum, Contained or Metal | 148 | |
| Aluminum, High Alumina Clay | 3 | |
| Andalusite | 2 | |
| Anthracite | 4 | |
| Antimony | 3,955 | |
| Arsenic | 2,195 | |
| Asbestos | 1,019 | |
| Ash | 3 | |
| Ball Clay | 162 | |
| Barium-Barite | 4,546 | |
| Bentonite | 1,008 | |
| Beryllium | 1,771 | |
| Bismuth | 1,035 | |
| Bituminous | 31 | |
| Bloating Material | 37 | |
| Boron-Borates | 617 | |
| Brick Clay | 147 | |
| Bromine | 328 | |
| Cadmium | 431 | |
| Calcium | 867 | |
| Carbon Dioxide | 5 | |
| Cement Rock | 33 | |
| Cerium | 7 | |
| Cesium | 24 | |
| Chlorine | 24 | |
| Chlorite | 3 | |
| Chromium | 5,628 | |
| Chromium, Ferrochrome | 67 | |
| Clay | 6,367 | |
| Coal | 157 | |
| Cobalt | 1,619 | |
| Copper | 44,936 | |
| Copper Oxide | 10 | |
| Copper Sulfide | 7 | |
| Corundum | 119 | |
| Diamond | 493 | |
| Diatomite | 749 | |
| Dolomite | 464 | |
| Emerald | 6 | |
| Emery | 49 | |
| Feldspar | 2,986 | |
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | 2,391 | |
| Flagstone | 490 | |
| Flint | 1 | |
| Fluorine-Fluorite | 4,136 | |
| Fullers Earth | 62 | |
| Gallium | 46 | |
| Garnet | 449 | |
| Gemstone | 1,318 | |
| Geothermal | 1,735 | |
| Germanium | 49 | |
| Gilsonite | 1 | |
| Gold | 84,406 | |
| Gold, Refinery | 4 | |
| Granite | 1,161 | |
| Granite, Dimension | 1 | |
| Graphite | 752 | |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | 1,942 | |
| Gypsum-Anhydrite, Alabaster | 2 | |
| Hafnium | 11 | |
| Halite | 466 | |
| Hectorite | 2 | |
| Helium | 33 | |
| Indium | 37 | |
| Iodine | 36 | |
| Iridium | 626 | |
| Iron | 22,288 | |
| Iron Oxide Pigments | 2 | |
| Iron, Pig Iron | 75 | |
| Iron-Pyrite | 24 | |
| Jade | 13 | |
| Kaolin | 1,033 | |
| Kyanite | 392 | |
| Lead | 37,999 | |
| Lead, Refiner | 26 | |
| Lead, Smelter | 18 | |
| Lignite | 48 | |
| Limestone, Crushed/Broken | 4 | |
| Limestone, Dimension | 673 | |
| Limestone, General | 3,427 | |
| Limestone, High Calcium | 63 | |
| Limestone, Ultra Pure | 60 | |
| Lithium | 566 | |
| Magnesite | 1,015 | |
| Magnesium Compounds | 6 | |
| Manganese | 10,063 | |
| Manganese, Ferromanganese | 12 | |
| Marble, Dimension | 642 | |
| Mercury | 4,091 | |
| Mica | 4,650 | |
| Mineral Pigments | 65 | |
| Molybdenum | 4,772 | |
| Montmorillonite | 25 | |
| Natural Gas | 52 | |
| Nickel | 2,784 | |
| Nickel Laterite | 2 | |
| Nickel, Refiner | 4 | |
| Nickel, Smelter | 9 | |
| Niobium (Columbium) | 708 | |
| Nitrogen-Nitrates | 110 | |
| Oil Sands | 32 | |
| Oil Shale | 261 | |
| Olivine | 35 | |
| Osmium | 498 | |
| Palladium | 651 | |
| Peat | 102 | |
| Perlite | 540 | |
| Petroleum (Oil) | 23 | |
| PGE | 778 | |
| Phosphorus-Phosphates | 3,124 | |
| Platinum | 2,340 | |
| Potassium | 444 | |
| Potassium, Potash | 19 | |
| Pumice | 1,471 | |
| Pyrite | 5 | |
| Pyrophyllite | 5 | |
| Quartz | 965 | |
| Radium | 31 | |
| REE | 1,388 | |
| Rhenium | 61 | |
| Rhodium | 356 | |
| Rock Asphalt | 15 | |
| Rubidium | 17 | |
| Ruby | 14 | |
| Ruthenium | 238 | |
| Salt | 456 | |
| Sand | 415 | |
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 46,221 | |
| Sand and Gravel, Industrial | 11 | |
| Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | 14 | |
| Sandstone, Crushed/Broken | 3 | |
| Sandstone, Dimension | 2 | |
| Sapphire | 27 | |
| Scandium | 11 | |
| Selenium | 244 | |
| Semiprecious Gemstone | 380 | |
| Silica | 2,202 | |
| Silica, Ferrosilicon | 28 | |
| Silver | 50,654 | |
| Silver, Refinery | 7 | |
| Slate, Dimension | 287 | |
| Soda Ash | 8 | |
| Sodium | 284 | |
| Sodium Carbonate | 31 | |
| Sodium Sulfate | 40 | |
| Staurolite | 8 | |
| Stone | 4,602 | |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 17,455 | |
| Stone, Dimension | 1,530 | |
| Strontium | 340 | |
| Subbituminous | 6 | |
| Sulfides | 39 | |
| Sulfur | 1,540 | |
| Sulfur-Pyrite | 723 | |
| Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | 170 | |
| Talc-Soapstone | 1,298 | |
| Tantalum | 571 | |
| Tantalum from Tin Slag | 2 | |
| Tellurium | 364 | |
| Thallium | 55 | |
| Thorium | 1,218 | |
| Tin | 2,866 | |
| Tin, Tailings | 1 | |
| Titanium | 1,274 | |
| Titanium-Heavy Minerals | 24 | |
| Titanium-Ilmenite | 7 | |
| Titanium, Metal | 840 | |
| Titanium, Pigment | 65 | |
| Titanium-Rutile | 5 | |
| Travertine | 102 | |
| Tripoli | 1 | |
| Tungsten | 8,069 | |
| Tungsten, Mill Concentrate | 7 | |
| Tungsten, Refinery | 3 | |
| Uranium | 15,348 | |
| Vanadium | 4,827 | |
| Vermiculite | 342 | |
| Volcanic Materials | 487 | |
| Water, Free | 215 | |
| Wollastonite | 87 | |
| Yttrium | 4 | |
| Zeolites | 295 | |
| Zinc | 27,447 | |
| Zinc, Refiner | 39 | |
| Zinc, Smelter | 2 | |
| Zirconium | 816 | |