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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| BERYL:� ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons of gross weight) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Brazil | (4) | 5 | (4) | 5 | (4) | 5 | (4) | 5 | (4) | |
| China� | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Madagascar6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Mozambique | 54 | 5 | 78 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 146 | 5 | 150 | |
| Portugal | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |||||
| United States, mine shipments7 | 1,970 | 2,100 | 2,210 | 2,780 | 3,830 | |||||
| Zambia8 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |
| Total | 2,530 | r | 2,680 | r | 2,760 | r | 3,440 | 4,480 | ||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through June 11, 2007. Unless otherwise noted, figures represent beryl ore for the production | ||||||||||
| of beryllium and exclude gem-quality beryl. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Uganda produced beryl ore. Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Russia may also have produced | ||||||||||
| beryl ore, but information is inadequate to estimate production. Other nations that produced gemstone beryl may also� | ||||||||||
| have produced some industrial beryl. | ||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | ||||||||||
| 6Includes ornamental and industrial products. | ||||||||||
| 7Includes bertrandite ore, calculated as equivalent to beryl containing 11% beryllium oxide. | ||||||||||
| 8Production statistics formerly listed for Zambia are assumed to represent gem-quality beryl. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program