As of 2022, iron ore was the most voluminously produced of the minerals that are used in the production of batteries, at 1.6 billion metric tons of iron content. Nevertheless, iron ore has many uses beyond batteries. Lithium, a very important material for battery production with up to half of its consumption attributed to that purpose, had a much lower production volume that year. Global lithium production amounted to 130 thousand metric tons (excluding U.S. production) in 2022.
Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)
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US Geological Survey. (January 31, 2023). Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261667/production-volume-battery-minerals-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. January 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261667/production-volume-battery-minerals-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. (2023). Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261667/production-volume-battery-minerals-worldwide/
US Geological Survey. "Production Volume of Battery Minerals Worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261667/production-volume-battery-minerals-worldwide/
US Geological Survey, Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261667/production-volume-battery-minerals-worldwide/ (last visited June 08, 2024)
Production volume of battery minerals worldwide in 2022 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], US Geological Survey, January 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1261667/production-volume-battery-minerals-worldwide/