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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||||
| ASBESTOS:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Argentina�� | 166 | 267 | 260 | r | 299 | r | 300 | ||||
| Brazil, fiber� | 231,117 | 252,067 | 236,047 | 227,304 | r | 230,000 | e | ||||
| Bulgariae | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||||
| Canada | 200,500 | r | 220,000 | r | 185,000 | r | 185,000 | r, e | 185,000 | e | |
| Chinae | 500,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | r | 360,000 | r | 380,000 | ||||
| Colombia, crude oree | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Indiae | 19,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 20,000 | 21,000 | ||||||
| Irane | 1,470 | 4 | 6,000 | 4 | 1,300 | r | 1,300 | r | 1,400 | e | |
| Kazakhstan�� | 354,500 | 346,500 | 300,500 | r | 300,000 | r, e | 300,000 | ||||
| Russiae� | 878,000 | 4 | 923,000 | 4 | 925,000 | 925,000 | 925,000 | ||||
| Serbia | 111 | 5 | 110 | 5 | 143 | r, 5 | 157 | r | 160 | ||
| South Africa, chrysotile | 6,218 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 147,000 | 104,000 | 122,041 | 100,000 | e | 100,000 | e | ||||
| Total | 2,400,000 | r | 2,330,000 | r | 2,250,000 | r | 2,180,000 | r | 2,200,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Marketable fiber production. Table includes data available through April 23, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Afghanistan, North Korea, Romania, and Slovakia also produce asbestos, but output is not officially� | |||||||||||
| reported, and available general information is inadequate for the formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure.�� | |||||||||||
| 5Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union.�� | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program