National Minerals Information Center 20230131 tabular digital data https://doi.org/10.5066/P9WCYUI6 National Minerals Information Center 2023 tabular digital data https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/mineral-commodity-summaries This data release contains the U.S. salient statistics and world production data extracted from the BORON data sheet of the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023. 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 minerals and materials. Where possible, data are those finalized for publication in the 2021 U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook Volume I - Metals and Minerals. For 2022, USGS National Minerals Information Center provided estimates based on available data from USGS surveys of the industry, other industry sources, and mineral commodity specialist research. 2018 2022 ground condition Complete Annually -180.0000 180.0000 90.0000 -90.0000 USGS Thesaurus nonmetallic mineral resources boron None Borate Kernite Tincal Ulexite Borax Boric acid Colemanite Calcium Borate Sodium Borate Boric oxide Datolite USGS Metadata Identifier USGS:63d1a310d34e06fef150065c Common geographic areas United States None. Please see 'Distribution Info' for details. None. Users are advised to read the dataset's metadata thoroughly to understand appropriate use and data limitations. Amanda S Brioche U.S. Geological Survey, NORTHEAST REGION Mineral Commodity Specialist mailing address

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Reston VA 20202 US 703-648-7747 703-648-7757 abrioche@usgs.gov National Minerals Infomation Center 2023 application/service Provides information and links to all available USGS National Minerals Information Center publications about BORON by publication type and year. https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/boron-statistics-and-information Where possible, data for all years except 2022 have been finalized for publication in the U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook Volume I - Metals and Minerals; otherwise the data are noted as estimated. Data were checked to ensure that they match those published in the Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023. Data were peer reviewed by Mineral Commodity Specialists and approved by supervisors in compliance with USGS fundamental science practices. This data release contains tabular data found in the associated publication Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 (MCS 2023); additional detailed information is available in the full text version of MCS 2023. National Minerals Information Center 2022 2021 publication https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/minerals-yearbook-metals-and-minerals Digital and/or Hardcopy 2018 2021 ground condition MYB Vol I Source of salient statistics for 2018 through 2021 and basis for estimates for 2022. The data in the Minerals Yearbook are based on USGS surveys sent to companies involved in the industry for each mineral commodity. U.S. Census Bureau 2022 tabular digital data https://usatrade.census.gov/ Digital and/or Hardcopy 2018 2022 ground truth Census trade statistics for 2018 through 2021 and basis of trade statistics estimates for 2022 Salient statistics for each mineral commodity were compiled from published 2021 U.S. Geological Survey Minerals Yearbook Volume I - Metals and Minerals chapters or from finalized tables of those to be published. Data for 2022 were estimated based on available 2022 data and industry trends. Estimates for world production were made for 2022 in collaboration with USGS National Minerals Information Center Global Minerals Analysis specialists using best available data. MYB Vol I Census 2022 mcs2023-boron_salient.csv Comma Separated Value (CSV) file containing data. Producer Defined DataSource Publication containing the data. Producer Defined MCS2023 Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 Producer defined Commodity Mineral commodity for which the data were compiled. Producer Defined Boron Boron Producer defined Year Year for which the data were compiled. Producer Defined 2018 2022 USprod_kt U.S. production. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Producer defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Imports_Refined_kt Imports for consumption: Refined borax. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Imports_H3BO3_kt Imports for consumption: Boric acid. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Imports_Colemanite_kt Imports for consumption: Colemanite (calcium borates). Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Imports_Ulexite_kt Imports for consumption: Ulexite (sodium borates). Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Exports_H3BO3_kt Exports: Boric acid. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Exports_Refined_kt Exports: Refined borax. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Consump_kt Consumption: Apparent. Defined as production + imports – exports. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Producer defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Price_CIF_dt Price: Average value of imports, cost, insurance, and freight, dollars per metric ton. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 dollars per metric ton Employment_num Employment: Number. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined 0 1000000000 number NIR_pct Net import reliance as a percentage of apparent consumption. Net imports are defined as imports – exports. Data are estimated for the most recent year. Producer Defined E Net exporter Producer defined E 100 percent mcs2023-boron_world.csv Comma Separated Value (CSV) file containing data. Producer Defined Source Publication containing the data. Producer Defined MCS2023 Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 Producer defined Country Country in which the mineral commodity is produced. Producer Defined Common Geographic Names Geopolitical Entities, Names, and Codes (GENC) Standard Type Description of the form of commodity for which the production is measured, usually mine production (content of the mineral commodity in the ore) or refinery production of the mineral commodity. Producer Defined borates production, borates Producer defined crude ore production, crude ore Producer defined ulexite production, ulexite Producer defined boric oxide equivalent production, boric oxide equivalent Producer defined compounds production, compounds Producer defined crude borates production, crude borates Producer defined datolite ore production, datolite ore Producer defined refined borates production, refined borates Producer defined XX Not applicable. Producer defined Prod_kt_2021 Estimated production in 2021. World totals cannot be calculated because production is not reported in a consistent manner by all countries. Producer Defined W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Producer defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Prod_kt_Est_2022 Estimated production in 2022. World totals cannot be calculated because production is not reported in a consistent manner by all countries. Producer Defined W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. Producer defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Prod_notes Production notes, as applicable Producer Defined Production notes, as applicable Reserves_kt That part of the reserve base that could be economically extracted or produced at the time of determination. The term “reserves” need not signify that extraction facilities are in place and operative. Reserves include only recoverable materials; thus, terms such as “extractable reserves” and “recoverable reserves” are redundant and are not a part of this classification system. Additional information is available in Appendix C of the Mineral Commodity Summaries, included in this data release, for resource and reserve definitions and information concerning data sources. Producer Defined NA No Data Producer defined 0 1000000000 thousand metric tons Reserves_notes Country-specific reserves notes. See Appendix C, included in this data release, for resource and reserve definitions and information concerning data sources. Producer Defined Country-specific notes on reserves, if any. Two CSV files were produced from the data published in the Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023. One includes U.S. Salient Statistics for production, consumption, trade, and other data pertinent to BORON for the years 2018 to 2022. The other includes world BORON production totals for countries that had production in 2021 and (or) 2022 and also includes reserves data if it is available. Companion data for BORON data sheet of Mineral Commodity Summaries 2023 GS ScienceBase U.S. Geological Survey mailing address

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