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

Silicon (Si) is a light chemical element that combines with oxygen and other elements to form silicates. Silicon in the form of silicates constitutes more than 25% of the Earth's crust. Silica (SiO2) as quartz or quartzite is used to produce silicon ferroalloys and silicon metal.   Demand for silicon ferroalloys is driven principally by the production of cast iron and steel.   Silicon metal, which generally is produced like ferrosilicon in submerged-arc electric furnaces, is used not as a ferroalloy, but rather for alloying with aluminum and for production of chemicals, especially silicones. Small quantities of silicon are processed into high-purity silicon for use in the semiconductor industry.

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### **Monthly Publications**

Mineral Industry Surveys
                            - Silicon    PDF Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023: |  Jun  |  Jul   |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  |     XLSX Format:      2024: |  Jan  |  Feb  |  Mar  |  Apr  |  May  |  **Jun**  |      2023: |  Jun  |  Jul   |  Aug  |  Sep  |  Oct  |  Nov  |  Dec  | 

### **Annual Publications**

Mineral Commodity Summaries

Silicon
                            -   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

Silicon
                            - 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  |
                            - Ferroalloys
                            - Recycling-Metals

### **Special Publications**

                            -  Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States    Data Series 140                               - Silicon 
                            -  Metal Prices in the United States through 2010  Scientific Investigations Report 2012-5188
                            -  Statistical Compendium                                - Silicon 

### Contacts

#### Emily Schnebele

##### Mineral Commodity Specialist

National Minerals Information Center

eschnebele@usgs.gov

703-648-4945