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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||||
| ASBESTOS:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||
| Argentina�� | 155 | � | 166 | � | 267 | 290 | r | 300 | e | ||
| Brazil, fiber� | 194,732 | r | 231,117 | r | 252,067 | r | 236,047 | r | 236,100 | p | |
| Bulgariae | 300 | � | 300 | � | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||
| Canada | 242,241 | r | 240,500 | r | 200,500 | r | 243,000 | r | 243,500 | p | |
| Chinae | 562,000 | 500,000 | 400,000 | r | 350,000 | r | 350,000 | ||||
| Colombia, crude oree | 62,785 | 4 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Indiae | 18,000 | � | 19,000 | � | 18,000 | 19,000 | 20,000 | ||||
| Irane | 1,500 | � | 1,470 | 4 | 6,000 | 4 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||
| Kazakhstan�� | 291,100 | � | 354,500 | � | 346,500 | � | 355,000 | � | 355,000 | e | |
| Russiae� | 775,000 | � | 878,000 | 4 | 923,000 | 4 | 925,000 | 925,000 | |||
| Serbia and Montenegro� | 372 | � | 111 | 110 | 100 | 100 | e | ||||
| South Africa, chrysotile | -- | � | 6,218 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| United States, sold or used by producers | 2,722 | � | -- | � | -- | -- | -- | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 168,000 | e | 147,000 | � | 104,000 | 122,041 | 100,000 | e | |||
| Total | 2,320,000 | 2,440,000 | r | 2,310,000 | r | 2,320,000 | r | 2,300,000 | |||
| eEstimated.� pPreliminary.� 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, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 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.�� | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program