JMG Areas of Expertise

Minerals

JMG strengthens national mineral resource development through potential assessment, commodity information management, mineral statistics, expert services and policy support to ensure mineral resources are used strategically, sustainably and with value to the national economy.

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IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS

Field achievement highlights

These highlights demonstrate JMG’s role in strengthening the national mineral inventory, REE and strategic mineral development, market monitoring, mineral data delivery and technical engagement that support industry, investment and resource planning.

Rare Earth Element resource potential assessment covered 25.2 km² across 10 states and identified an estimated potential resource of 57,995 metric tonnes.
Strategic Mineral Potential Study covered 42 km² in Kedah, Perak and Johor for tin ore, clay, silica sand, quartz, gold and limestone.
Primary Industrial Minerals production in 2024 was valued at RM4,729.76 million.
PESMIN recorded 32,406 accumulated mineral commodity data entries up to 2023.

Service focus

What JMG delivers through the Minerals area

This service focus demonstrates JMG’s role in strengthening national mineral information, identifying new resource potential and supporting sustainable mineral industry development decisions.

Mineral resource assessment

Mineral resource assessment provides the technical basis for identifying national mineral potential, including metallic, industrial, energy and strategic minerals.

REE and strategic minerals

REE and strategic mineral studies strengthen the high-value resource inventory needed for technology, future industries and supply security.

Mineral statistics and trade

Production, import, export, price and industry data help JMG assess mineral sector performance and support policy and investment.

PESMIN and information dissemination

The mineral commodity database and mineral statistics publications support systematic information sharing to government, industry and researchers.

Key statistics

Minerals impact summary

These statistic cards present high-impact figures from JMG mineral activities, covering the mineral economy, REE and strategic minerals, production, trade, commodity data, project performance and mineral market developments.

Highlights

Minerals activities, statistics and outputs

This list presents activities, statistics, resource assessments, information publications and major outputs of JMG’s Minerals area for 2022–2024 records.

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