The USGS Minerals Information 

Team’s mission is to collect, analyze, 

and disseminate information on the 

domestic and international supply of and 

demand for minerals and mineral materials essential to the U.S. economy and 

national security. Examples of mineral 

materials are cement and steel.

The Team’s goal is to provide decisionmakers with the information required 

to ensure that the Nation has an adequate 

and dependable supply of minerals and 

materials to meet its defense and economic needs at acceptable costs related to 

environment, energy, and economics.

The public and private sectors rely 

on the Team’s information to understand 

better the use of materials and the ultimate disposition of materials in the economy, to use national resources efficiently, 

and to forecast future supply and demand 

for minerals. Domestic and international 

minerals information is used in the analysis of policies, in formulating plans to 

deal with shortages and interruptions in 

supplies of minerals, and in the development of strategies to maintain a competitive position in the global economy.

The Team’s minerals and materials 

analysis specialists are experts on mineral 

industries and markets. Every month, the 

specialists answer more than 2,000 inquiries from and interact with Federal and 

State agencies, domestic and international 

organizations, foreign governments, 

and the general public. Also, more than 

90,000 Internet and numerous facsimile 

queries are answered each month.

 The Team also conducts analyzes 

and develops information on mineralsrelated issues, including minerals conservation, sustainability, materials flow, 

availability, and the economic health of 

the U.S. minerals industry.

U.S. Geological Survey

Minerals Information Team

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THE FLOW OF MINERALS INFORMATION

Partnerships

The Minerals Information Team 

canvasses the nonfuel mining and mineralprocessing industry in the United States for 

data on mineral production, consumption, 

recycling, stocks, and shipments. More 

than 140 surveys are conducted annually 

on commodities—from abrasive materials 

to zirconium. Aggregated U.S. statistics 

are published because individual company 

data are proprietary and are not released. 

More than 18,000 producer and consumer 

establishments voluntarily complete about 

40,000 survey forms annually. The USGS 

has cooperative agreements with the U.S. 

State governments to exchange data. In 

addition, the Team reports U.S. trade 

data collected by the U.S. Department of 

Commerce.

International minerals information is 

directly obtained through questionnaires 

and exchanges from approximately 100 

countries annually.

The Team also collects and publishes 

production data, trade data, and other 

information for most of the countries 

of the world. Information on mining 

and investment laws, ownership, and 

country infrastructure is published in the 

country chapters of the USGS Minerals 

Yearbook.

Periodic Publications

Information is organized and published by commodity, country, and State:

• Mineral Commodity Summaries 

(annual, by commodity)

• Minerals Yearbook (annual)

Volume I: Metals and Minerals (by 

commodity)

Volume II: Area Reports—Domestic 

(by State)

Volume III: Area Reports—

International (by country)

• Mineral Industry Surveys (monthly, 

quarterly, semiannually, and annually, 

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

USGS Information Handout

July 2004
• Indices to U.S. Bureau of Mines 

Mineral Resources Records

Contains Minerals Availability System/

Mineral Industry Location System 

(MAS/MILS) records.

• Economic Analysis Tools for the

Minerals Industry

• The Mineral Economy of Brazil

Where To Obtain Products

• World Wide Web at URL

 http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals

 Includes all periodic publications 

and the Statistical Compendium in 

HTML and Adobe Acrobat PDF formats.

• E-mail notification for new information 

products is available; instructions are 

provided at http://minerals.usgs.gov/

minerals/pubs/listservices.html.

• Printed publications and CD-ROMs 

are available from the Superintendent 

of Documents, U.S. Government 

Printing Office (GPO). Products sold 

by GPO may be purchased by credit 

card or check and may be ordered by 

fax, phone, mail, or online. Both the 

Minerals Information Team and GPO 

list stock numbers and prices on their 

Web pages. 

GPO telephone sales: 202-512-1800

GPO fax: 202-512-2250

GPO URL: http://www.access.gpo.gov/

Contacts and Organization

The Minerals Information Team is 

part of the Eastern Region of the U.S. 

Geological Survey. The program sections 

listed below are composed of mineral 

commodity specialists, country specialists, and analysts. The support sections 

include computer specialists, editors, statistical assistants, and statisticians.

Team (Chief Scientist)

Chief Scientist

(John H. DeYoung, Jr.)

U.S. Geological Survey

988 National Center

Reston, VA 20192

703-648-6140

fax 703-648-4995

jdeyoung@usgs.gov

Program Sections (Section Chief)

• Industrial Minerals 

(Kenneth W. Mlynarski) 

703-648-4919,

kmlynars@usgs.gov

• International Minerals 

(W. David Menzie) 703-648-7732, 

dmenzie@usgs.gov

• Metals 

(Scott Sibley - acting) 703-648-4976, 

ssibley@usgs.gov

• Minerals and Materials Analysis

(William Dillingham) 703-648-4911, 

wdilling@usgs.gov 

Support Sections (Section Chief)

• Data Collection and Coordination

(Michele R. Simmons) 703-648-7940, 

msimmons@usgs.gov

• Publication Services 

(Gloria Ruggiero) 703-648-7790, 

gruggier@usgs.gov

• Statistics and Information Systems

(Kenneth Beckman) 703-648-4916, 

kbeckman@usgs.gov

by commodity)

• Metal Industry Indicators (monthly, for 

primary metals, steel, copper, primary 

aluminum, and aluminum mill products)

• Nonmetallic Mineral Products Industry 

Indexes (monthly, leading and coincident indexes for the Nonmetallic 

Mineral Products Industry)

Special Publications

(Examples)

• Aggregates from Natural and 

Recycled Sources

• Crushed Cement Concrete 

Substitution for Construction 

Aggregates—A Materials Flow 

Analysis

• Historical Statistics for Mineral 

Commodities in the United States

• Metal Prices in the United States

• Mine and Mineral Processing Plant 

Locations map

• Recycled Metals in the United States

• Statistical Compendium (1970-90)

CD-ROM Products

• Aggregates Industry Atlas of the 

United States

• Minerals and Materials Information

Published semiannually; includes 

an archive of the USGS Minerals 

Information Web site one month prior 

to the month of publication in Adobe 

PDF1 format. It is completely searchable.

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Reference herein to any specific com- mercial product, process, or service by trade 

name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise 

does not constitute or imply its endorsement, 

recommendation, or favoring by the United 

States Government or any agency thereof.