In 2020, China was by far the world's leading mining country based on mineral production value, reporting over 217 billion U.S. dollars in metallic mineral and coal production value. The United States was ranked third, accounting for almost 55 billion U.S. dollars in mineral production value the same year.
Leading mining countries worldwide in 2020, based on mineral production value
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