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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| BORON MINERALS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| ��� Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e� | ||||||
| Argentina | 516 | 512 | 821 | 633 | r | 650 | |||||
| Bolivia, ulexite | 40 | 110 | 68 | 63 | r | 60 | |||||
| Chile, ulexite | 431 | 401 | 594 | 461 | r | 460 | |||||
| Chinae, 3 | 145 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 145 | ||||||
| Germany, boraxe | -- | r | -- | r | -- | -- | r | -- | |||
| Iran, borax4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | r, e | 3 | |||||
| Kazakhstane | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Peru | 7 | 9 | 10 | r | 10 | r | 10 | p, 5 | |||
| Russiae, 6 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 500 | 400 | 400 | ||||||
| Turkey7 | 1,368 | 1,377 | 1,697 | 2,200 | r, e | 2,500 | |||||
| United States8 | 1,050 | 1,150 | 1,210 | 1,150 | W | ||||||
| Total� | 4,580 | r | 4,720 | r | 5,070 | 5,090 | r | 4,260 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W� Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data, not included in total.�� | |||||||||||
| 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 May 20, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3Boron oxide (B2O3) equivalent. | |||||||||||
| 4Data are for years beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Blended Russian datolite ore that reportedly grades 8.6% B2O3. | |||||||||||
| 7Concentrates from ore. | |||||||||||
| 8Minerals and compounds sold or used by producers, including both actual mine production and marketable products. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program