Natural Mineral Resources of World

By Ashutosh Yadav|Updated : December 29th, 2020

Hello Students,

In this article, we are providing you with a list of important natural resources and minerals in the world. This article will cover the static portion of the Syllabus which consists of the traditional GK questions.
 

Natural Mineral Resources of World

A mineral is a kind of pure inorganic substance that occurs naturally in the earth's crust. The mineral resources are of two types- 

  1. Metals like iron, copper, and aluminum, etc
  2. Nonmetals like salt, gypsum, clay, sand, phosphate, etc.

In State Subordinate Exams, various questions related to the top reserve country, producers got asked.

Minerals are valuable natural resources being finite and non-renewable. Here is the complete list of mineral resources in the world along with India’s ranking.

S.No.

Mineral

No. 1 in reserve

Top 3 countries (Reserves)

No. 1 in production

Top 3 countries (Production)

India’s Position (production)

1.

Alumina

-

-

China

China, Australia, Brazil

4th

2.

Aluminium

-

-

China

China, India, Russia

2nd

3.

Asbestos

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, Russia

Russia

Russia, Kazakhstan, China

2nd

4.

Baryte

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, India, China

China

Australia, Guinea, China

2nd

5.

Bauxite

Guinea

Guinea, Australia, Vietnam

Australia

Australia, Guinea, China

5th

6.

Cement

-

-

China

Chian, India, Morocco

2nd

7.

Chromite

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, South Africa, India

South Africa

South Africa, Turkey, Kazakhstan, India

4th

8.

Coal

USA

USA, Russia, Australia, China, India

China

China, India, USA

2nd

9.

Cobalt

Congo

Congo, Australia, Cuba

Congo

Congo, New Caledonia, China

 

10.

Common Salt

-

-

China

China,USA, India

3rd

11.

Copper

Chile

Chile, Australia, Peru

Chile

Chile, Peru, China

 

12.

Crude Oil

Venezuela

Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran

USA

USA, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Canada

 

13.

Diamond

Russia

Russia, Congo, Botswana

Russia

Russia, Botswana, Canada

 

14.

Gold

Australia

Australia, Russia, South Africa

China

China, Australia, Russia

 

15.

Graphite

Turkey

Turkey, China, Brazil

China

China, Mozambique, Brazil

4th

16.

Gypsum

USA

USA, Canada, Brazil

USA

USA, China, Iran, Turkey 

 

17.

Iron Ore

Australia

Australia, Brazil, Russia, China, India

Australia

Australia, Brazil, China

4th

18.

Lead

Australia

Australia, China, Russia

China

China, Australia, Peru

7th

19.

Lignite

-

-

China

China, India, USA 

 

20.

Limestone

-

-

China

China, USA, India

3rd

21.

Magnesite

Russia and South Korea 

Russia and South Korea, Chian, Australia

China

China, Russia, Turkey

 

22.

Manganese

South Africa

South Africa, Ukraine, Brazil, Australia, 

South Africa

South Africa, Australia, Gabon

7th

23.

Mica

--

China

China, Finland, USA

 

24.

Natural Gas

Russia

Russia, Iran, Qatar, USA

USA

USA, Russia, Iran, Canada

 

25.

Nickel

Indonesia

Indonesia, Australia, Brazil

Indonesia

Indonesia, Philippines, Russia

 

26.

Quartz

Japan

Japan, USA, South Korea

China

China, India, Brazil

2nd

27.

Rock Phosphate

Morocco and Western Sahara

Morocco and Western Sahara, China, Syria

China

China, Morocco, USA

 

28.

Silver

Peru

Peru, Poland, Australia

Mexico

Mexico, Peru, China

 

29.

Tin

China

China, Indonesia, Brazil

China

China, Indonesia, Myanmar

 

30.

Tungsten

China

China, Russia, Vietnam

China

China, Vietnam, Russia

 

31.

Uranium

Australia

Australia, Kazakhstan, Canada

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia

11th

32.

Zinc

Australia

Australia, China

China

China, Peru, Australia

4th

33.

Iodine

Japan

Japan, Chile, USA

Chile

Chile, Japan, Turkmenistan

 

34.

Ammonia

-

-

China

China, Russia, USA

 

35.

Steel

-

-

China

China, India, Japan, Russia

2nd

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