Mined in America Podcast
About the Podcast
Join host Janet Sheriff, an expert in indigenous relations, community engagement, and communications on a 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. Listen in on 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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Mining Facts
- In 2025, imports made up more than one-half of the U.S. apparent consumption for 54 nonfuel mineral commodities, and the United States was 100% net import reliant for 16 of those.
- Gold and silver had some of the highest prices on record in 2025 leading to increased production values. The prices of gold and silver increased by 38% and 34%, respectively.
- In 2025, the estimated total value of nonfuel mineral production in the United States was $112 billion compared with $106 billion in 2024.
- Crushed stone was the leading nonfuel mineral commodity in 2025, with an estimated production value of $26.8 billion, and accounted for 24% of the total estimated value of U.S. nonfuel mineral production.
- In October, a company started mining antimony ore from a mine in Montana and another company started construction of a mine in Idaho to produce antimony ore. There has not been significant antimony mine production in the United States since 2001.
- The Final 2025 List of Critical Minerals included the addition of 10 mineral commodities that were not in the 2022 edition—boron, copper, lead, metallurgical coal, phosphate rock, potash, rhenium, silicon, silver, and uranium.