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Statistics and information on the worldwide supply of, demand for, and flow of the mineral commodity *barite*

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Barite, a name that was derived from the Greek word "barus" (heavy), is the mineralogical name for barium sulfate. In commerce, the mineral is sometimes referred to as "barytes."   The term "primary barite" refers to the first marketable product, which includes crude barite (run of mine) and the products of simple beneficiation methods, such as washing, jigging, heavy media separation, tabling, flotation, and magnetic separation.   Most crude barite requires some upgrading to minimum purity or density.   Barite that is used as an aggregate in a "heavy" cement is crushed and screened to a uniform size.  Most barite is ground to a small, uniform size before it is used as a filler or extender, an addition to industrial products, or a weighting agent in petroleum well drilling mud specification barite.   Although barite contains a "heavy" metal (barium), it is not a toxic chemical under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, because it is very insoluble.

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### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries
                            - Barite    PDF Format:       |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  | 2013  | 2014  | 2015  | 2016  | 2017  | 2018  |  2019  |  2020  |  2021  |  2022  |  2023  |  **2024**  |
                            - Appendixes

Minerals Yearbook
                            - Barite    PDF Format:       |  1994  |  1995  |  1996  |  1997  |  1998  |  1999  |  2000  |  2001  |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |    XLS Format:       |  2002  |  2003  |  2004  |  2005  |  2006  |  2007  |  2008  |  2009  |  2010  |  2011  |  2012  |  2013  |  2014  |  2015  |  2016  |  2017  |  2018  |  2019  |  2020 tables-only release  |  **2021 tables-only release**  |  **2022 tables-only release**  |
                            - Archive       |  1932-1993  |

### **Special Publications**

                            - Barite - A Case Study of Import Reliance on an Essential Material for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Drilling  Scientific Investigations Report 2014â€“5230
                            - Critical Mineral Resources of the United States--Economic and Environmental Geology and Prospects for Future Supply  Professional Paper 1802                               - Barite 
                            - Critical Minerals Review 2021
                            - Earth Mapping Resources Initiative  (Earth MRI) -  Focus areas for data acquisition for potential domestic resources of 13 critical minerals in the conterminous United States and Puerto Rico — Antimony, barite, beryllium, chromium, fluorspar, hafnium, helium, magnesium, manganese, potash, uranium, vanadium, and zirconium
                            - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States  Data Series 140                               - Barite 
                            - U.S. Mineral Dependence - Statistical Compilation of U.S. and World Mineral Production, Consumption, and Trade, 1990-2010  Open-File Report 2013-1184

### Contacts

#### Robert C Goodin

##### Mineral Commodity                       Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

rgoodin@usgs.gov

703-648-7710