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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| BORON MINERALS:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| ��� Country | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| Argentina | 512 | 821 | 633 | 534 | r | 550 | |||||
| Bolivia, ulexite | 110 | 68 | 63 | 48 | r, e | 50 | |||||
| Chile, ulexite | 401 | 594 | 461 | 460 | 528 | 3 | |||||
| Chinae, 4 | 130 | 135 | 140 | 145 | 145 | ||||||
| Iran, borax5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | r, e | 2 | r, e | 2 | ||||
| Kazakhstane | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Peru | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Russiae, 6 | 1,000 | 500 | 400 | 400 | 400 | ||||||
| Turkey7 | 1,399 | r | 1,588 | r | 1,953 | r | 1,948 | r | 2,128 | 3 | |
| United States8 | 1,150 | r | 1,210 | 1,150 | r | W | W | ||||
| Total� | 4,750 | r | 4,960 | r | 4,840 | r | 3,580 | r | 3,840 | ||
| eEstimated. 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, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Boron oxide (B2O3) equivalent. | |||||||||||
| 5Data are for years beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 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