← Critical Metals
Dependency· Critical Metals · Link
Barite, India and China
Mangampeta (Andhra Pradesh), India14.05°N 79.15°E
computed criticality10/100
reading
India ≈32% and China ≈26% of world barite production excluding the US (USGS 2024)
2024Fault line
Barite production concentrates in India and China (nearly 57% between them, excluding the US), with Morocco and Kazakhstan as secondary suppliers. Over 90% of barite is used as a weighting agent in oil and gas drilling muds, a use with no large-scale alternative.
Actors
India (APMDC, Mangampeta)
China
Morocco
Kazakhstan
Sources