Environment and climate change statistics for Latin America and the Caribbean
FDES - Sub-component 2.1 Mineral resources
Minerals are elements or compounds composed of a concentration of naturally occurring solid, liquid or gaseous materials in or on the earth’s crust. Mineral resources are not renewable so their depletion reduces their availability in the environment over time. The scale of their extraction can determine the amount of stress placed on the environment. Statistics on their stocks are required to assist in the sustainable management of these resources.
The topics included are:
- Stocks and changes of mineral resources
- Production and trade of minerals
Documents and publications
Indicadores de sostenibilidad en la minería metálica by Publication Date: 2021-05
Manual of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013 - Mineral Resources Statistics by Publication Date: 2018 December | Version 1.0Methodology sheets of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES. (Subcomponent 2.1 Mineral Resources of the Basic Set of Environment Statistics of the FDES 2013)
Databases
- Minerals UK Centre for sustainable mineral development - World mineral statistics Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventana
- USGS - Major mineral deposits of the world Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaRegional locations and general geologic setting of known deposits of major nonfuel mineral commodities.
- USGS - Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaMRDS is a collection of reports describing metallic and nonmetallic mineral resources throughout the world. Included are deposit name, location, commodity, deposit description, geologic characteristics, production, reserves, resources, and references.
- UNSD Environmental Indicators Este enlace se abre en una nueva ventanaUNSD disseminates global environmental statistics with indicators compiled from a wide range of data sources, on ten themes: Air and climate; biodiversity; energy and minerals; forests; governance; inland water resources; land and agriculture; marine and coastal areas; natural disasters; and waste.
Methodologies and classifications
United Nations Framework Classification for Fossil Energy and Mineral Reserves and Resources 2009 incorporating Specifications for its Application by Publication Date: 2013(ECE ENERGY SERIES No. 42)
International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics 2008 by Publication Date: 2008Series: M, No. 90
International Recommendations for the Index of Industrial Production 2010 by Publication Date: 2010