Important Minerals and their Largest Producers

World Mineral Production Rankings: List of Largest minerals producing countries of the World

Aluminium:

Top 10 producers: China, India, Russia, Canada, USA, Australia, Norway, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, USA

Asbestos:

Top producers of Asbestos: Canada, India, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Thailand

Bauxite:

Top 10 producers: Australia, China, Guinea, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Russia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam

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Chromium:

World’s Largest producers: South Africa, Turkey, Kazakhstan, India, Finland

Coal:

Top Producing countries: USA, Russia, Australia, China, India, Germany, Ukraine, South Africa, Poland, Kazakhstan

Copper Ore:

Biggest producers: Chile, Peru, China, USA, Congo, Australia, Zambia, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia

Crude Oil:

Top 10 producers: Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Russia, Libya, USA

Diamonds:

Largest Producers: Russia, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Australia, Canada, Zimbabwe, Angola, South Africa, Lesotho

Gold:

Top 10 producers: China, Australia, Russia, USA, Canada, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa, Mexico, Ghana

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Graphite Ore:

Top 10 producers: China, Brazil, Madagascar, Canada, India, Russia, Ukraine, Norway, Pakistan, mexico, North Korea, Vietnam

Ilmenite:

Top 10 producers: Australia, South Africa, Mozambique, Canada, India, China, Vietnam, Norway, Ukraine

Iron Ore:

Top 10 producers: Australia, Brazil, China, India, Russia, South Africa, Ukraine, USA, Canada, Iran

Lignite:

Top 10 producers: China, Germany, Indonesia, Turkey, Russia, Poland, USA, Australia, India, Czech Republic

Manganese Ore:

 

Top 10 producers: South Africa, China, Australia, Gabon, Brazil, India, Malaysia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Ghana

Mercury:

Top 10 producers: China, Kyrgyzstan, 3, Russian Federation, Peru, Tajikistan, Morocco

Mica:

Top 10 producers: China, Russia, Finland, USA, South Korea, Canada, France, India, Argentina, Madagascar

Monazite:

Top 10 producers: India, USA, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, malaysia

Nickel Ore:

Top 10 producers: Indonessia, Philippines, Russia, New Caledonia, Australia, Canada, China, Brazil, Cuba, USA

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Natural Gas:

Top 10 producers: Russia, Iran, Qatar, USA, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, UAE, Venezuela, Nigeria, China

Phosphate:

Top 10 producers: China, Morocco, USA, Russia, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, Brazil, Egypt, Peru

Silver:

Top 10 producers: Mexico, Peru, China, Russia, Poland, Australia, Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, USA

Steel:

Top 10 producers: China, japan, India, USA, Russia, South Korea, Germany, Turkey, Brazil, Ukraine

Tin:

Top 10 producers: China, Indonesia, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Myanmar, Australia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Democratic Republic of Congo

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Uranium:

Top 10 producers: Kazakhstan, Canada, Australia, Namibia, Niger, Russia, Uzbekistan, China, Ukraine, USA

Zinc Ore:

10 Biggest Producers: China, Peru, Australia, USA, Canada, India, Kazakhstan, Bolivia, Mexico, Ireland

World Mineral Resources quiz

The largest producer of Bauxite is
(a) USA
(b) Jamaica
(c) Chile
(d) Australia
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The largest producer of gold in the world
(a) Australia
(b) Brunei
(c) Russia
(d) Malaysia
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What color is the copper mineral called “malachite” ?
(a) Blue
(b) Brown
(c) Red
(d) Green
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Which one of the following countries is the largest producer of uranium in the world?
(a) Canada
(b) South Africa
(c) Austria
(d) USA
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Which of the following is not an element?
(a) Sodium
(b) Tin
(c) Water
(d) Carbon
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The pure element in the following is
(a) Glass
(b) Diamond
(c) Lime
(d) Salt
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__ is the leading producer of Tungsten
(a) Mongolia
(b) China
(c) Egypt
(d) Sweden
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Which one of the following is the leading producer of copper in the world ?
(a) Bolivia
(b) Chile
(c) Ghana
(d) Zimbabwe
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The country also known as “Country of Copper” is –
(a) Zambia
(b) India
(c) New Zealand
(d) Mexico
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Which of the following is not correctly matched?
(a) Bolivia-Tin
(b) Russia-Bauxite
(c) USA – Copper
(d) Mexico – Silver
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Which white metal that burns in air forms more of the earth’s crust than carbon, sul­phur, copper or lead?
(a) Tungsten
(b) Iron
(c) Aluminium
(d) Titanium
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The element present in the largest number of rocks and minerals is —
(a) Carbon
(b) Silicon
(c) Hydrogen
(d) Aluminum
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Which country is the largest producer of bauxite in the world?
(a) Australia
(b) India
(c) China
(d) Germany
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Mica is found on which one of the following pairs of rocks?
(a) Slate- Sandstone
(b) Schist-Gneiss
(c) Limestone-Sandstone
(d) Shale- Limestone
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Which of these is not an element?
(a) Zinc
(b) Copper
(c) Steel
(d) Silver
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Galena is the ore of which of the following ?
(a) Lead
(b) Carbon
(c) Nickel
(d) Mercury
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The leading producer of aluminum in the world is
(a) Guinea
(b) Jamaica
(c) USA
(d) Venezuela
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The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is —
(a) Zinc
(b) Copper
(c) Aluminium
(d) Iron
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The country which is the largest producer of manganese in the world is –
(a) Canada
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) USA
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Elements contain only __ type of atoms
(a) Single
(b) Many
(c) Same
(d) Different
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The radioactive element which has been found to have large reserves in India is:
(a) Uranium
(b) Thorium
(c) Radium
(d) Plutonium
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Which one of the following countries has no mineral deposits?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Austria
(c) Norway
(d) Sri Lanka
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Which is the most abundant element in the universe?
(a) Gold
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon
(d) Hydrogen
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Which one of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals ?
(a) They are created by natural processes.
(b) They have a definite chemical composition.
(c) They are inexhaustible
(d) Their distribution is uneven
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