As a leading producer of many important mineral commodities, China is one of the leading mining countries in the world. As of 2024, China was estimated to have produced *** billion metric tons of cement, which made the country the largest cement producer by far. China is also the world's leading producer of rare earths, with 2024 production estimated to have been ******* metric tons of rare earth oxide equivalent.
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US Geological Survey. (February 3, 2025). Production volume of selected leading mineral commodities in China in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/299602/china-mineral-product-production/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of selected leading mineral commodities in China in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. February 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299602/china-mineral-product-production/
US Geological Survey. (2025). Production volume of selected leading mineral commodities in China in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/299602/china-mineral-product-production/
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US Geological Survey, Production volume of selected leading mineral commodities in China in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/299602/china-mineral-product-production/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Production volume of selected leading mineral commodities in China in 2024 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, February 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/299602/china-mineral-product-production/