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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||||
| ANTIMONY: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, antimony content unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||||
| Country3- | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | |||||||
| Australia4 | 1,577 | 2,481 | 3,275 | 5,800 | e | 3,700 | ||||||
| Bolivia | 3,947 | 5,081 | r | 5,053 | r | 4,186 | r | 4,200 | ||||
| Burmae, 5 | 5,600 | 5,900 | 7,200 | 3,300 | 3,000 | |||||||
| Canadae, 4 | 5,800 | 4,100 | 148 | 6 | -- | 6 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Chinae | 150,000 | 136,000 | 121,000 | r | 120,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 1,500 | 1,200 | (7) | r | -- | r | -- | |||||
| Mexico | 100 | 169 | 294 | 270 | NA | |||||||
| Russiae | 6,348 | 6 | 7,300 | 8,700 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| South Africa4 | 3,175 | 3,066 | r | 2,405 | r | 815 | r | -- | ||||
| Tajikistan | 6,000 | r | 6,600 | r | 5,500 | r | 8,000 | r | 8,000 | |||
| Thailand | 56 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||
| Turkeye | 2,200 | r | 6,600 | r | 4,200 | r | 2,800 | r | 2,500 | |||
| Vietname, 8 | 300 | r | 500 | r | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | |||
| Total | 187,000 | r | 179,000 | r | 159,000 | r | 155,000 | r | 141,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through October 17, 2017. | ||||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, antimony may have been produced in Iran, but information was inadequate- | ||||||||||||
| to make reliable estimates of output. | ||||||||||||
| 4Antimony content of antimony ore and concentrate, lead concentrates, and lead-zinc concentrates. | ||||||||||||
| 5Data estimated from United Nations Comtrade database for antimony ores and concentrates imported from Burma by- | ||||||||||||
| China, India, Singapore, and Thailand. | ||||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | ||||||||||||
| 7Less than - unit. | ||||||||||||
| 8Figures were converted to antimony content (using a conversion factor of 40% antimony) from gross weight in metric tons,- | ||||||||||||
| which was reported as follows: 2011-714 (revised); 2012-1,199; 2013-2,476; 2014-2,684;- | ||||||||||||
| and 2015-2,680 (estimated). Data are rounded to one significant digit. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
