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Minerals Information (USGS)

The Elements (National Research Council) (GoC)

Aluminum
Australian Aluminium Council
European Aluminium Association
International Aluminium Institute (IAI)
The Aluminum Association
The Aluminium Association of Canada
TMS: Aluminum
USGS Minerals Information: Aluminum
Anhydrite and Gypsum
USGS Minerals Information: Gypsum
Antimony
USGS Minerals Information: Antimony

Barite
USGS Minerals Information: Barite
Bismuth
Mineral Information Institute: Bismuth
USGS Minerals Information: Bismuth

Cadmium
USGS Minerals Information: Cadmium
International Cadmium Association
Calcium Carbonate
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Cement
Cement Association of Canada
Portland Cement Association
USGS Minerals Information: Cement
Cesium
USGS Minerals Information: Cesiumand Rubidium
Chromium
International Chromium Development Association (ICDA)
USGS Minerals Information: Chromium
Chrysotile
The Asbestos Institute
USGS Minerals Information: Asbestos
Clays (Kaolin)
USGS Minerals Information: Clays
Coal
The Coal Association of Canada
McCloskey's Coal Information Services
USGS Minerals Information: Coal
Cobalt
Cobalt Development Institute
USGS Minerals Information: Cobalt
Columbium (Niobium)
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center
USGS Minerals Information: Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum
Copper
Copper Development Association
International Copper Study Group
International Wrought Copper Council
USGS Minerals Information: Copper

Diamonds Return to Top of Page
Canada: A Diamond-Producing Nation
Diamond Facts
Kimberley Process for Rough Diamonds
USGS Minerals Information: Industrial Diamonds

Ferroalloys
USGS Minerals Information: Ferroalloys

Gemstones
Amethyst Galleries, Inc.'s Mineral Gallery
Genesis Gems / Emeralds History
USGS Minerals Information: Gemstones
Gold
London Bullion Market Association
Royal Canadian Mint
USGS Minerals Information: Gold
World Gold Council
Granite
Canadian Dimension Stone Industry
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Graphite
USGS Minerals Information: Graphite
Gypsum and Anhydrite
USGS Minerals Information: Gypsum

Indium
USGS Minerals Information: Indium
Iron Ore
Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE)
Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA)
Steel Technology
USGS Minerals Information: Iron Ore

Lead
International Lead and Zinc Study Group
International Lead Management Center, Inc.
International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc.
Lead Development Association International
USGS Minerals Information: Lead
Lime
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association
Canadian Lime Institute
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
International Lime Association
National Lime Association
USGS Minerals Information: Lime
Limestone
Canadian Dimension Stone Industry
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Lithium
USGS Minerals Information: Lithium

Magnesium
International Magnesium Association (IMA)
USGS Minerals Information: Magnesium
Manganese
USGS Minerals Information: Manganese
Marble
Canadian Dimension Stone Industry
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Mercury
USGS Minerals Information: Mercury
Mica
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
USGS Minerals Information: Mica
Mineral Aggregates
USGS Minerals Information: Natural Aggregate
Molybdenum
International Molybdenum Association
USGS Minerals Information: Molybdenum

Nepheline Syenite
USGS Minerals Information: Feldspar
Nickel
Nickel Development Institute
Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association
Specialty Steel Industry of North America
USGS Minerals Information: Nickel
Niobium (Columbium)
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center
USGS Minerals Information: Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum

Peat
International Peat Society
USGS Minerals Information: Peat
Phosphate
USGS Minerals Information: Phosphate Rock
Platinum Group Metals
International Platinum Association
Platinum Guild International
Royal Canadian Mint
The London Platinum and Palladium Market
USGS Minerals Information: Platinum Group Metals
Potash
Canadian Fertilizer Institute
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
International Fertilizer Development Center
International Fertilizer Industry Association
Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI)
The Fertilizer Institute
USGS Minerals Information: Potash
Pyrophyllite and Talc
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
USGS Minerals Information: Talc and Pyrophyllite

Rare Earth Minerals
Rare-Earth Information Center
USGS Minerals Information: Rare Earths
Recycled Metals
Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI)
Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries, Inc.
USGS Minerals Information: Recycling Metals

Salt
Salt Institute
USGS Minerals Information: Salt
Sandstone
Canadian Dimension Stone Industry
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Selenium and Tellurium
USGS Minerals Information: Selenium and Tellurium
Silica
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
USGS Minerals Information: Silica
Silicon
USGS Minerals Information: Silicon
Silver
London Bullion Market Association
Royal Canadian Mint Return to Top of Page
The Silver Council
The Silver Institute
The Silver Users Association
USGS Minerals Information: Silver
Slate
Canadian Dimension Stone Industry
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Sodium Sulphate
USGS Minerals Information: Sodium Sulfate
Steel
American Iron and Steel Institute
Stone
Canadian Dimension Stone Industry
USGS Minerals Information: Crushed Stone
USGS Minerals Information: Dimension Stone
Strontium
USGS Minerals Information: Strontium
Sulphur
The Sulphur Institute
USGS Minerals Information: Sulfur

Talc and Pyrophyllite
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
USGS Minerals Information: Talc and Pyrophyllite
Tantalum
The Tantalum-Niobium International Study Center
USGS Minerals Information: Niobium (Columbium) and Tantalum
Tellurium and Selenium
USGS Minerals Information: Selenium and Tellurium
Tin
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (British Columbia)
New Brunswick's Tin, Tungsten Indium and Bismuth Deposits
The International Tin Research Institute (ITRI)
Yukon Geological Survey
USGS Minerals Information: Tin
Titanium
Canadian Chemical Producers' Association
USGS Minerals Information: Titanium
Tungsten
International Tungsten Industry Association
British Columbia (Deposits)
New Brunswick (Deposits)
Yukon (Deposits)
Yukon Geological Survey
USGS Minerals Information: Tungsten

Uranium
The Canadian Nuclear Association
The Nuclear Energy Agency
USGS Minerals Information: Vanadium
World Nuclear Association

Vanadium
The Vanadium Redox Battery
USGS Minerals Information:Vanadium

Wollastonite
Canadian Paint & Coatings Association (CPCA)
Canadian Plastics Industry Association
USGS Minerals Information:Wollastonite

Zinc
American Galvanizers Association
American Zinc Association
International Lead and Zinc Study Group
International Lead Zinc Research Organization, Inc.
International Zinc Association
USGS Minerals Information: Zinc

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Canadian Foundry Association
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum
International Stainless Steel Forum
MetalWorld
North American Die-Casting Association
Stainless Steel Rebar International Bulletin
Welding Research Council