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Antimony in numbers

Antimony (Sb) drawn as one poster: 110 kt of world mine production in 2025, China the largest producer, 8 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025AntimonySbTechnology metal · symbol SbAntimony is used in flame retardants, lead-acid batteries, glass, ammunition and military uses,and semiconductors.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 2025110 ktSb content. USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: CHINA36%40 kt of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 20252.0 MtLargest in China (830 kt). Sb content.CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS8Current government critical or strategic lists namingantimony, across 8 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS85%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 202591%PRICE 202555,100 $/tTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where antimony comes fromChina40 kt36%Russia32 kt29%Tajikistan22 kt20%Bolivia5.0 kt4.5%Myanmar4.5 kt4.1%Türkiye3.0 kt2.7%Australia1.3 kt1.2%Kazakhstan800 t0.7%Kyrgyzstan700 t0.6%Mexico600 t0.5%Mine production, Sb content. Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Mine output was about 110 kt in 2025: China 40 kt, Russia 32 kt and Tajikistan 22 kt (together about85%), then Bolivia, Myanmar and Turkey. Reserves are about 2 Mt.1900–2019A century of antimony production0.00 t50 kt100 kt150 kt200 kt190019171934195119681985200220192019: 162 kt1900: 7.7 ktWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES15 countries reported antimony output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest antimony trade routesTajikistan → France$111 mTajikistan → Belgium$110 mMyanmar → Thailand$70 mVietnam → Thailand$44 mThailand → United States$28 mHS 811010: Unwrought antimony; powders. World trade $791 m in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsUnited States (USGS): critical 2025European Union: critical 2024United Kingdom (BGS): critical 2024Australia: critical 2024Canada: critical 2024India: critical 2023South Korea: critical 2023China: strategic 2016EXPORT CONTROLSChina: licensing requirement from 2024. Source: OECD export restrictions inventory and government notices, asrecorded in our data.prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Antimony infographic: world production, top producers, reserves, a century of output, producing countries on a map, trade routes, critical lists. Data year 2025.

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World mine production, 2025
110 kt (Sb content) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
China, 40 kt (36% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
85% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
2.0 Mt (Sb content), largest in China USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
8 current lists in 8 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, China, European Union, United Kingdom, India, South Korea, United States) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2025
91% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
55,100 $/t (Price, metal, average, dollars per pound) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World production, 1900
7.7 kt (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2019 (historical series)
162 kt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
Tajikistan → France, $111 m (HS 811010, Unwrought antimony; powders); world trade $791 m CEPII BACI trade database
Export controls
China (licensing requirement)

Sources

USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics) · CEPII BACI trade database · government critical mineral lists. Figures are rounded; country names follow our atlas.

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