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Fluorspar in numbers

Fluorspar (CaF2) drawn as one poster: 10 Mt of world mine production in 2025, China the largest producer, 6 critical mineral lists. Scroll to draw it, then download it as SVG or PNG.

PROSPECTOR TRAILS · INFOGRAPHIC · DATA YEAR 2025FluorsparCaF2Industrial mineral · symbol CaF2Fluorspar is the source of fluorine for hydrofluoric acid, refrigerants, fluoropolymers, steelflux and lithium battery electrolytes.WORLD MINE PRODUCTION 202510 Mtfluorspar (as reported). USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries.TOP PRODUCER: CHINA60%6.0 Mt of the world total in 2025.WORLD RESERVES 2025330 MtLargest in China (110 Mt). fluorspar (as reported).CRITICAL MINERAL LISTS6Current government critical or strategic lists namingfluorspar, across 5 jurisdictions.TOP 3 PRODUCERS90%US NET IMPORT RELIANCE 2025100%PRICE 2025470 $/tTOP PRODUCERS 2025Where fluorspar comes fromChina6.0 Mt60%Mexico1.5 Mt15%Mongolia1.5 Mt15%South Africa410 kt4.1%Vietnam160 kt1.6%Spain140 kt1.4%Brazil100 kt1.0%Iran70 kt0.7%Thailand55 kt0.6%Pakistan50 kt0.5%Mine production, fluorspar (as reported). Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026, estimates.Output was about 10 Mt in 2025: China 6 Mt (about 60%), Mexico 1.5 Mt and Mongolia 1.5 Mt.1913–2020A century of fluorspar production0.00 t2.4 Mt4.8 Mt7.1 Mt9.5 Mt191319281944195919741989200520202020: 8.2 Mt1913: 171 ktWorld production, USGS column 'World production'. Source: USGS Data Series 140, historical statistics.PRODUCING COUNTRIES12 countries reported fluorspar output in 2025Filled countries produce it; brighter is larger. Outline map simplified from Natural Earth.TRADE FLOWS 2024Biggest fluorspar trade routesMexico → United States$117 mMexico → Italy$49 mSouth Africa → India$37 mSouth Africa → Italy$28 mSouth Africa → Luxembourg$28 mHS 252922: Fluorspar, >97% calcium fluoride. World trade $523 m in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI (HS22).POLICYOn the critical listsUnited States (USGS): critical 2025European Union: critical 2024Australia: critical 2024Canada: critical 2024United States (DOE): critical 2023China: strategic 2016prospectortrails.comSources: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, CEPII BACI, IEA (CC BY 4.0), World Bank,government lists. Figures rounded.PROSPECTOR TRAILSOpen data, drawn in numbers
Fluorspar 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
10 Mt (fluorspar (as reported)) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Largest producer
China, 6.0 Mt (60% of world) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Top three producers' share
90% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World reserves, 2025
330 Mt (fluorspar (as reported)), largest in China USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Critical mineral lists
6 current lists in 5 jurisdictions (Australia, Canada, China, European Union, United States) government critical mineral lists
US net import reliance, 2025
100% USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
Price, 2025
470 $/t (Price, average unit value of imports, cost, insurance, and freight, dollars per metric ton: Acid grade) USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026
World production, 1913
171 kt (USGS historical series, as reported) USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
World production, 2020 (historical series)
8.2 Mt USGS Data Series 140 (historical statistics)
Largest trade flow, 2024
Mexico → United States, $117 m (HS 252922, Fluorspar, >97% calcium fluoride); world trade $523 m CEPII BACI trade database

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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