Korea, Republic of Metal Reserves
USGS reports 4 commodities with a reserve or production figure for Korea, Republic of, led by Cadmium at 18.70% of the reported global reserve. See Korea, Republic of's price profile for live metal prices.
USGS assesses roughly 90 mineral commodities worldwide each year, but only compiles a country-level reserve or production breakdown for a given commodity where the underlying data supports one — the table below is every commodity that condition is met for in Korea, Republic of. Each row pairs the reserve quantity with its share of the reported global total and last year's production, so it's possible to see at a glance which commodities this country is significant in and which it merely reports a smaller figure for.
Global Reserve Share by Commodity
Korea, Republic of's Reported Commodities
| Commodity | Category | Reserve | Global Reserve Share | 2025 Production | Global Production Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | Strategic | 4,300 metric tons | 18.70% | 4,300 metric tons | 18.86% |
| Copper | Base | Not reported | Not calculated | 610 thousand metric tons, copper content | 2.10% |
| Molybdenum | Base | 8 metric tons (molybdenum content) | 0.05% | 500 metric tons (molybdenum content) | 0.19% |
| Rhenium | Strategic | Not reported | Not calculated | 3,000 kilograms (rhenium content) | 3.70% |
