U.S. Geological Survey

Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026: Rare Earths

U.S. Geological Survey·Report·2026·At publisher

Annual statistical summary of US rare earth production, consumption, trade, and reserves. Reports 51,000 tons of rare earth oxide in mineral concentrates produced domestically in 2025, bastnaesite mined at Mountain Pass California, monazite recovered from...

Methodology and Technical Input for the 2025 U.S. List of Critical Minerals: Assessing the Potential Effects of Mineral Commodity Supply Chain Disruptions on the U.S. Economy

U.S. Geological Survey·Technical report·August 2025·At publisher

Nedal T. Nassar, David Pineault, Sydney M. Allen and 8 more

Documents the risk modeling framework used to build the 2025 US List of Critical Minerals. Evaluates 1,200 trade disruption scenarios across 84 mineral commodities, weighting supplier willingness and ability to supply, and adds a single point of failure...