Top Ore and Metal Producing Countries | 1962 - 2021 🏗️📊

Watch as this data visualization and bar chart race ranks the top ore (*) and metal (*) exporters (as a perect of merchandise exports) by country from 1962 - 2021, categorized by the following regions: Asia, North America, South America, MENA (Middle East and North Africa), Africa, Oceania, and Europe. The line chart tracks total export production by region, measured in $USD.

(*) Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals).

The Metalliferous Mining sector includes both the surface and underground mining of iron ore, copper, tin, nickel, gold, silver and zinc. For the purposes of grouping types of mines by sectors, Metalliferous Mining also includes the mining of gemstone, uranium and mineral sands.

Some commonly used non-ferrous metals are copper, zinc, aluminum, lead, nickel, cobalt, chromium, gold, silver and many others.

Chapters:
00:00 Metals and the Periodic Table
00:20 Aluminum info
00:38 Statue of Liberty and Copper
00:56 Etymology of Silver
01:14 "Born with a silver spoon in your mouth" origin
01:32 Rhodium market value
02:00 What is Cloud Seeding?
02:18 14-Karat Gold LEGO
02:37 Stainless steel "soap"
02:55 Etymology of Cobalt; Gallium heating point

Ore is natural rock or sediment that contains one or more valuable minerals, typically containing metals, that can be mined, treated and sold at a profit. Ore is extracted from the earth through mining and treated or refined, often via smelting, to extract the valuable metals or minerals. The grade of ore refers to the concentration of the desired material it contains. The value of the metals or minerals a rock contains must be weighed against the cost of extraction to determine whether it is of sufficiently high grade to be worth mining, and is therefore considered an ore.

Minerals of interest are generally oxides, sulfides, silicates, or native metals such as copper or gold. Ores must be processed to extract the elements of interest from the waste rock. Ore bodies are formed by a variety of geological processes generally referred to as ore genesis.

📊 Data:
World Bank | https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/TX.VAL.MMTL.ZS.UN
Statista | https://www.statista.com/

📝 Publications:
https://www.dorsetware.com/interesting-facts-about-metals/
https://factrepublic.com/36-fascinating-facts-about-metals/
https://www.unclaimedbaggage.com/blogs/news/8-fun-facts-about-silver
https://www.eaglealloys.com/interesting-facts-about-metal/
https://gizmodo.com/the-worlds-most-expensive-lego-is-a-14-500-solid-gold-5964089
Encyclopedia Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/

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