Garnet: Stocks
Large, widespread reserves, led by China
What this tab covers How much is left and how much is held. For minerals and energy: reserves, current output, years of supply and recycling for the top five countries. For farm commodities: production, ending stocks and stocks-to-use for the top five producers (USDA, October 2026). It also covers inventories and stockpiles.Top five countries: reserves, output and years of supply
| Country | Reserves t garnet | Current output t garnet (mine, 2025e) | Years of supply | Recycling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | – | 350,000 | – | n/a |
| China | 37,000,000 | 280,000 | 132 | n/a |
| United States | 5,000,000 | 77,000 | 65 | n/a |
| India | 8,600,000 | 15,000 | 573 | n/a |
| Czechia | – | 4,000 | – | n/a |
Recycling
Australia's reserves are 'moderate to large'. South Africa produced nothing in 2025 after its mine suspended operations in November 2024, but holds 1.3 Mt of reserves (USGS). US recycling capacity is 41,000 t/yr at two plants, and garnet can be reused several times (USGS 2026). Garnet is not assessed in the EU CRM study. No country recycling rates were found.
Resources are large and widespread. Reported reserves include 37 million t in China, 8.6 million t in India, 5 million t in the United States and 1.3 million t in South Africa. Australia's are 'moderate to large'. Garnet is also recycled. US plants in Oregon and Pennsylvania can recycle 16,000 t and 25,000 t a year, mainly from blast cleaning and waterjet cutting. In 2025, stocks mined before the South African shutdown fed US imports.
Garnet is recycled at Oregon and Pennsylvania plants with capacities of 16,000 and 25,000 tons a year, and can be reused several times without much loss of quality.