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Mined in America Podcast
About the Podcast
Host Janet Sheriff, with a strong background in indigenous relations, community engagement and communications takes you on journey into the world’s greatest economic engine and wealth creator: the mining sector. Often misrepresented, mining drives the global economy and in the western world works to extremely high environmental standards and, when done right, benefits indigenous communities. Mining is driven by independent characters often working in challenging and remote conditions. Share in their stories on the road less travelled that lead to the discovery and the development of an industry that is critical for the world, our quality of life and national security.
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- In 2022 the US imported 100% of its need for manganese from China. Manganese acts as a deoxidizing agent which helps to prevent oxidation, and it improves the strength, hardness and workability of steel. Let’s bring mining home and provide metals domestically for our safety, security and prosperity.
- In 2022, the US imported 90% of its need for silver, in 1995 the US imported 1%. In addition to being a precious metal silver is used in motor vehicles, medicine, solar cells, electronics, medicine and water purification. Let’s bring mining back to the US and provide metals domestically for our safety, security and prosperity. Source: USGS. Please follow us at mined in America….link, and all that?
- The top 10 ranked States for mining production are, in descending order, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, California, Minnesota, Alaska, Florida, Utah, Michigan, and Missouri. Source: USGS
- In the USA, the West region was the leading region in the production of the metals and metallic minerals with an estimated value of $27 billion in 2022. Source: USGS
- Of the 50 mineral commodities identified in the “2022 Final List of Critical Minerals,” the United States was 100% net import reliant for 12, and an additional 31 critical mineral commodities. Source: USGS
- The country that is the leading source of imported mineral commodities to the US: China. Source: USGS
- The estimated value of U.S. metal mine production in 2022 was $34.7 billion, 6% lower than the revised value in 2021. Source: USGS
- In the US, the value of industrial minerals production in 2022 was dominated by crushed stone, cement, construction sand and gravel and industrial sand and gravel. Source: USGS
- In 2022 the US domestic metals (no fuel, sand, gravel) value of production was $34.7B, down from 2021. Source: USGS
- In 2022 the US domestic metals (no fuel, sand, gravel) value of production was $34.7B. In 1972 it was $27B, wiith inflation adjustments that is $169B in 2022 dollars. Source: USGS
- In 2022 the US domestic metals (no fuel, sand, gravel) value of production was $34.7B. In 1962 it was $16B, wiith inflation adjustments that is $161B in 2022 dollars. Source: USGS
- In 2021 the US domestic metals (no fuel, sand, gravel) value of production was $33.8B. Down from 2011. Source: USGS