Mexico had the world's largest fluorspar reserves as of 2023, at 68 million metric tons. Fluorspar, also known as fluorite, is the mineral form of calcium fluoride. It is used as a flux for smelting, in the production of enamels and glasses, as well as ornamental uses. The total global reserves of fluorspar amounted to approximately 280 million metric tons in 2023.
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2024). Reserves of fluorspar worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/270406/distribution-of-fluorspar-reserves-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of fluorspar worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270406/distribution-of-fluorspar-reserves-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey. (2024). Reserves of fluorspar worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/270406/distribution-of-fluorspar-reserves-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey. "Reserves of Fluorspar Worldwide in 2023, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270406/distribution-of-fluorspar-reserves-worldwide-by-country/
US Geological Survey, Reserves of fluorspar worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/270406/distribution-of-fluorspar-reserves-worldwide-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Reserves of fluorspar worldwide in 2023, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/270406/distribution-of-fluorspar-reserves-worldwide-by-country/