Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity cadmium. Cadmium, a soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white metal, was discovered in Germany in 1817, and Germany remained the only important producer for 100 years. Currently, a large percentage of global cadmium metal production takes place in ...

Mineral Resource of the Month: Indium. by U.S. Geological Survey. Thursday, June 14, 2018. Amy C. Tolcin, a mineral commodity specialist for the U.S. Geological Survey, compiled the following information on indium, a minor metal that is important in flat-panel displays. Indium-tin oxide thin films are used in flat-panel displays, …

1Estimated to equal imports. 2Price is based on 99.99%-minimum-purity indium, delivered duty paid by U.S. buyers, in minimum lots of 50 kilograms. Source: S&P Global Platts Metals Week; price was discontinued as of September 11, 2020. 3Price is based on 99.99%-minimum-purity indium, free on board U.S. warehouse.

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By National Minerals Information Center. Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity indium. Indium is produced mainly from residues generated during zinc ore processing. It was named after the …

International Minerals Statistics and Information. Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International). Listed below are chapters from the Minerals Yearbook (Volume III. -- Area Reports: International). These annual reviews are designed to provide timely statistical data on mineral commodities in various countries.

Events, Trends, and Issues: The 2019 estimated average New York dealer price of indium was $390 per kilogram, 4% more than that of 2018. The average monthly price in January was $390 per kilogram where it remained through September. The 2019 estimated average free market price of indium was $210 per kilogram, 28% less than in 2018.

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Geologically, the occurrence of indium minerals is rare. The element most often occurs as a sulfide inclusion or substitutes in other base-metal minerals, including cassiterite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and stannite. Indium's abundance in the crust is estimated to be 0.05 parts per million, which makes it more abundant than silver, but it is …

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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity cobalt. Cobalt (Co) is a metal used in numerous diverse commercial, industrial, and military applications, many of which are strategic and critical. On a global basis, the leading use of cobalt is in rechargeable battery electrodes.

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024. 90 INDIUM. (Data in metric tons unless otherwise specified) Domestic Production and Use: Indium was not recovered from ores in the …

By National Minerals Information Center June 23, 2021. myb1-2018-indiu-adv.xlsx (53.5 KB) Detailed Description. Advance data tables (XLSX format) for the indium chapter of the Minerals Yearbook 2018. A version with an embedded text document and also a PDF of text and tables will follow. Sources/Usage. ... Contact USGS. 1-888-392 …

Indium in zinc-lead and other mineral deposits -- A reconnaissance survey of 1118 indium analyses published before 1985 Reconnaissance summary and survey of 1118 indium analyses of a diverse suite of minerals, including monomineralic and polymineralic ores and mineral concentrates, from 12 mineral-deposit types, principally zinc-lead deposits ...

Indium (In) is a metallic element that occurs in very small concentrations in most natural materials. ... and flow of In–bearing materials are available through the USGS National Minerals Information Center (NMIC) website. For the soil A horizon and top 0- …

Prices. in 2018, the average Platts metals Week new York dealer price for indium (99.99% minimum purity in minimum lots of 50 kilograms) was about $375 per kilogram, an increase of 3% compared with that in 2017. The 2018 average metal Bulletin free market price for indium increased by 29% from that in 2017 to $291 per kilogram.

Indium historical statistics data table (.XLSX format) 2022 update for USGS Data Series 140 - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States. The data series contains information on approximately 90 mineral commodities, including production, imports, exports, and stocks; reported and apparent consumption; and ...

The images below show the ore minerals (sources) of some mineral commodities that are used to make components of a mobile device. On the reverse side, the map and table depict the major source countries producing some of these mineral commodities along with how these commodities are used in mobile devices. For more information on minerals, …

Each mineral commodity chapter of the 2023 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends, and issues for each mineral commodity as well as discussions and tabular presentations on domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, 5-year salient statistics, and world …

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2024. Published on an annual basis, this report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual minerals and materials.

Lithium. Critical Minerals Review 2021. Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States. Data Series 140. Lithium. Lithium--For Harnessing Renewable Energy. Fact Sheet 2014-3035. Lithium use in batteries. Circular 1371.

In 2021, the U.S. was 100 percent net import reliant on indium from China, Canada, Republic of Korea, and France (U.S. Geological Survey, 2022). Indium is most commonly recovered from sphalerite, a zinc-sulfide mineral, wherein the indium occurs in quantities of less than 1 part per million (ppm) to 100 ppm (U.S. Geological Survey, 2022).

Indium is one of 50 mineral commodities included in the list of critical minerals published by the USGS. Indium is considered a critical and strategic mineral because of its use in the aerospace, defense, energy and telecommunications sectors. The primary applications of indium are flat-panel displays and specialty alloys. In 2021, the …

This data release contains the U.S. salient statistics and world production data extracted from the INDIUM data sheet of the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023. Skip to main content. Toggle navigation ScienceBase-Catalog. ... National Minerals Information Center, 2023, U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 …

In 2021, the U.S. was 100 percent net import reliant on indium from China, Canada, Republic of Korea, and France (U.S. Geological Survey, 2022). Indium is most commonly recovered from sphalerite, a zinc-sulfide mineral, wherein the indium occurs in quantities of less than 1 part per million (ppm) to 100 ppm (U.S. Geological Survey, 2022).

Published on an annual basis, the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual …

Abstract. Geologically, the occurrence of indium minerals is rare. The element most often occurs as a sulfide inclusion or substitutes in other base-metal minerals, including cassiterite, chalcopyrite, sphalerite and stannite. Indium's abundance in the crust is estimated to be 0.05 parts per million, which makes it more abundant than silver ...

Published on an annual basis, the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries report is the earliest Government publication to furnish estimates covering nonfuel mineral industry data. Data sheets contain information on the domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, and 5-year salient statistics for over 90 individual …

billion of indium, whereas the oceanic crust contains about 72 parts per billion, which is similar to meteoritic abundances and comparable to the crustal abundance of silver. Indium minerals are rare in nature and only 12 indium minerals are known. In its elemental form, indium is a soft, lustrous, silver-white metal with a low

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Indium is most commonly recovered from the zinc-sulfide ore mineral sphalerite. The indium content of zinc deposits from which it is recovered ranges from less than 1 part per million to 100 parts per million. Although the geochemical properties of indium are such that it occurs in trace amounts in other base-metal sulfides—

This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release provides the descriptions of the only U.S. sites-including mining districts, mineral occurrences, and …

Prepared by C. Schuyler Anderson [(703) 648–4985, [email protected]] INDIUM (Data in metric tons unless otherwise noted) Domestic Production and Use: Indium was …

Indium minerals are rare in nature and only 12 indium minerals are known. In its elemental form, indium is a soft, lustrous, silver-white metal with a low melting point relative to other metals. ... USGS Numbered Series: Title: Indium: bringing liquid-crystal displays into focus: Series title: Fact Sheet: Series number: 2015-3012: DOI: 10.3133 ...

Each mineral commodity chapter of the 2024 edition of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mineral Commodity Summaries (MCS) includes information on events, trends, and issues for each mineral commodity as well as discussions and tabular presentations on domestic industry structure, Government programs, tariffs, 5-year …

Mineral Commodity Profile Indium By John D. Jorgenson and Micheal W. George Any use of trade, firm, or product names is for descriptive purposes only and does not ... Telephone: 1-888-ASK-USGS For more information on the USGS—the Federal source for science about the Earth, its natural and living resources, natural hazards, and the ...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has compiled a geodatabase containing mineral-related geospatial data for 10 countries of interest in Southwest Asia (area of study): Afghanistan, Cambodia, Laos, India, …

About 79% of gallium consumed in the United States is in the form of gallium arsenide (GaAs), gallium nitride (GaN), and gallium phosphide (GaP) wafers. Gallium consumed in the epitaxial layering process to fabricate epiwafers accounted for most of the remainder. Analog and digital integrated circuits accounted for 74% of gallium consumption ...

In the late 1990's, the use of selenium (usually with bismuth) as an additive to plumbing brasses to meet no-lead environmental standards became important. The average price for selenium in 2000 was $3.82 per pound. Tellurium is a relatively rare element, in the same chemical family as oxygen, sulfur, selenium, and polonium: oxygen and sulfur ...

Abstract. Indium was discovered in Germany in 1863. Although it is a lustrous silver-white color, the finders named the new material for the "indigo" spectral lines the mineral created on the spectrograph. Indium ranks 61st in abundance in Earth's crust and is about three times more abundant than silver or mercury.