Who holds it. Who produces it.

Interactive world maps of the commodities that move economies

Curated, hand-researched, sourced data on the physical assets and raw materials that underpin global trade and reserves — country-level holdings, major production sites, and current market value, all on one map per item. Starting with gold; more metals and agricultural commodities are on the way.

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Gold

Official reserves by country and the world's major producing mines — in kilograms and current USD value.
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Silver

Geological reserves by country (USGS) and the world's major producing mines — in kilograms and current USD value.
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Copper

Geological reserves by country (USGS) and the world's major producing mines — in kilograms and current USD value.

More on the way: key agricultural commodities (wheat, and others) — each getting the same treatment as gold, silver, copper, and supply chain: real figures, real sources, on a map.

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All 20 items in this category

The physical foundation under construction, electronics, and the energy transition alike. Beyond the three metals mapped above, here is the full ranked list — all 20 sourced to USGS and World Steel Association data.

Adjacent World Bank: $500B+ in new mining investment needed by 2040, rising to $1.7T across mining, processing, and infrastructure by 2050 — an investment-need figure, not total market size. World Bank
1Iron ore & steel
2Copper
3Gold
4Aluminum
5Zinc
6Nickel
7Silver
8Lithium
9Platinum group metals
10Rare earth elements
11Cobalt
12Tin
13Lead
14Manganese
15Chromium
16Titanium
17Bauxite
18Molybdenum
19Tungsten
20Antimony
Institutionally tracked

All 20 ranked using USGS's mine-value breakdown (gold 43%, copper 29%, iron ore 9%, zinc 6%, molybdenum 5% of US metal-mine value) plus World Steel Association tonnage (steel dwarfs all other metals by volume).
Item citations: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries 2026 · World Steel Association

Part of 20 Human Endeavors — see the full ranked list and every category's citations at /items/.