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Russia
For Russia, Rare Context holds figures on mine production and reserves. It is the largest producer of asbestos, diamond (industrial), gemstones and 1 more commodity among the countries the USGS lists.
Mine production and reserves
43 commodities in the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, the ones where Russia ranks highest first.
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asbestos | 310,000 t/year +1% | #1 of 4 | 110,000,000 t | #1 of 4 |
| Diamond (industrial) | 16,000,000 carats/year 0% | #1 of 6 | 750,000,000 carats | #1 of 6 |
| Gemstones | 21,000,000 carats/year 0% | #1 of 12 | 750,000,000 carats | #1 of 7 |
| Palladium | 84 t/year −6% | #1 of 5 | — | — |
| Potash, K2O equivalent | 10,000,000 t/year 0% | #2 of 12 | 2,000,000,000 t | #1 of 10 |
| Antimony, antimony content | 32,000 t/year −20% | #2 of 15 | 350,000 t | #2 of 13 |
| Gold, gold content | 310 t/year 0% | #2 of 13 | 12,000 t | #2 of 13 |
| Vanadium, vanadium content | 21,000 t/year 0% | #2 of 4 | 5,000 t | #3 of 6 |
| Platinum | 20 t/year −9% | #2 of 5 | — | — |
| Magnesium compounds, magnesium oxide (MgO) content | 1,700,000 t/year +1% | #3 of 12 | 2,300,000,000 t | #1 of 12 |
33 more commodities
| Commodity | Mine production, 2025 | World rank | Reserves, 2025 | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobalt, cobalt content | 7,700 t/year −4% | #3 of 12 | 800,000 t | #3 of 12 |
| Nickel, nickel content | 200,000 t/year −2% | #3 of 9 | 8,300,000 t | #4 of 9 |
| Peat | 1,800,000 t/year −10% | #4 of 12 | 1,000,000,000 t | #3 of 8 |
| Tungsten, tungsten content | 2,000 t/year +33% | #4 of 11 | 400,000 t | #3 of 8 |
| Niobium (columbium), niobium content | 300 t/year 0% | #4 of 6 | 3,000 t | #5 of 5 |
| Phosphate rock, marketable phosphate rock | 14,000,000 t/year −3% | #4 of 24 | 2,400,000,000 t | #5 of 24 |
| Clays, kaolin | 5,000,000 t/year 0% | #4 of 10 | — | — |
| Vermiculite | 40,000 t/year +8% | #4 of 11 | — | — |
| Lead, lead content | 260,000 t/year 0% | #5 of 12 | 8,900,000 t | #3 of 11 |
| Copper, copper content | 1,300,000 t/year +27% | #5 of 14 | 80,000,000 t | #4 of 14 |
| Zeolites (natural) | 130,000 t/year 0% | #5 of 13 | — | — |
| Iron ore, iron content | 50,000,000 t/year −6% | #6 of 17 | 14,000,000,000 t | #3 of 17 |
| Graphite (natural) | 25,000 t/year +25% | #6 of 18 | 14,000,000 t | #6 of 15 |
| Iron ore, usable ore | 86,000,000 t/year −5% | #6 of 17 | — | — |
| Silver, silver content | 1,200 t/year −6% | #7 of 14 | 92,000 t | #2 of 12 |
| Iodine, elemental iodine | 8 t/year +60% | #7 of 7 | 120,000 t | #5 of 7 |
| Zinc, zinc content | 430,000 t/year +39% | #8 of 10 | 29,000,000 t | #3 of 9 |
| Rare earths, rare-earth-oxide (REO) equivalent | 2,600 t/year 0% | #8 of 12 | 3,800,000 t | #4 of 11 |
| Tantalum, tantalum content | 30 t/year +3% | #8 of 11 | 150 t | #4 of 4 |
| Bauxite, dry weight | 5,700,000 t/year +4% | #8 of 13 | 650,000,000 t | #8 of 13 |
| Barite | 230,000 t/year +15% | #9 of 10 | 12,000,000 t | #6 of 6 |
| Diatomite | 50,000 t/year 0% | #9 of 13 | — | — |
| Feldspar and nepheline syenite | 650,000 t/year 0% | #9 of 11 | — | — |
| Salt | 7,000,000 t/year +1% | #9 of 23 | — | — |
| Sand and gravel (industrial) | 7,300,000 t/year 0% | #10 of 20 | — | — |
| Clays, bentonite | 40,000 t/year +14% | #11 of 11 | — | — |
| Gypsum | 4,300,000 t/year 0% | #11 of 19 | — | — |
| Molybdenum, molybdenum content | 1,300 t/year −13% | #12 of 15 | 1,100,000 t | #4 of 15 |
| Tin, tin content | 4,500 t/year +38% | #12 of 14 | 460,000 t | #6 of 10 |
| Iron ore, crude ore | — | — | 35,000,000,000 t | #2 of 17 |
| Platinum-group metals, platinum-group-metal (PGM) content | — | — | 11,000 t | #2 of 5 |
| Rhenium, rhenium content | — | — | 310 t | #3 of 6 |
| Boron, datolite ore | — | — | 40,000,000 t | only one listed |
World rank among the countries the USGS lists for each commodity, largest first. A percentage is the change on the year before.
Data on this page
- USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, CC0 1.0.