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-

Metals like iron, copper, and aluminum, etc
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