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TABLE 16
BENTONITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons)
 
Country3   2003   2004   2005   2006   2007e  
Algeria4 25,346 30,319 29,029 27,110 e 32,600 5
Argentina 146,845 163,028 247,101 r 256,165 r 255,000
Armeniae 642 561 732 5 720 r, 5 1,129 5
Australiae, 4 145,000 265,000 223,000 220,000 255,000
Azerbaijane 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,644 5 50,459 5
Bolivia 227 548 590 600 e 500
Bosnia and Herzegovina 16,967 r 24,353 r 24,882 r 24,050 r 15,000
Brazil, beneficiated 198,981 227,126 r 221,300 r 235,481 r, p 240,000 p
Bulgaria 146,000 225,000 181,000 216,000 r, 5 220,000
Burma 856 800 e 800 e 800 e 800
Chile 748 101 -- -- 533 5
Commonwealth of Indepedent Statese, 6 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
Croatia 13,568 16,000 r 17,391 r 16,410 r 19,578 5
Cyprus 144,859 155,717 150,000 e 150,000 150,000
Czech Republic 199,000 e 201,000 186,000 220,000 220,000
Egypte 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Georgiae 9,700 1,800 5 7,876 r, 5 4,487 r, 5 5,000
Germany 478,796 404,549 352,374 363,998 r 365,000
Greecee 950,000 950,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
Guatemala 6,438 81,688 135,451 20,034 5 20,000 5
Hungary 5,770 r 6,449 r 19,837 r 6,600 r 20,846 5
Indonesiae 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,500 r 5,500
Iran7 140,528 193,046 261,888 r, 5 260,000 r, e 250,000
Italye 474,000 475,000 446,000 470,000 r, 5 599,775 5
Japan 425,945 455,282 421,629 420,000 420,000
Kenyae 50 50 60 60 60
Macedoniae 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Mexico 464,056 564,015 425,630 435,273 r, p 435,000
Morocco 67,700 85,400 85,400 e 80,400 81,000
Mozambique -- 3,336 17,318 r 3,515 r 3,600
New Zealand, processede 10,940 10,050 7,590 3,028 r 4,000
Nicaraguae -- r -- r -- r -- r --
Pakistan 11,290 6,316 15,671 16,000 e 17,000
Peru 14,980 18,471 18,500 18,500 21,451 5
Philippines 3,720 r 3,560 5 1,000 r, 5 1,000 r, e 1,000
Poland8 31,648 66,143 86,331 93,880 r 105,943 5
Romania 21,724 r 22,337 r 20,226 r 21,165 r, 5 14,713 5
Serbia 75 9 75 9 75 9 75 75
Slovakia 74,938 69,252 r 75,752 r 93,373 r 121,347 5
South Africa10 145,060 55,859 139,833 32,878 45,778 p
Spaine 103,174 156,760 105,000 105,000 r 105,000
Turkey 831,146 850,000 e 925,000 e 950,000 930,000
Turkmenistane 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Ukrainee 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000 300,000
United States 3,770,000 4,550,000 4,710,000 4,940,000 4,820,000 5
Zimbabwe10 -- e 500 500 500 100
Total   10,300,000   11,600,000 r 11,700,000 r 11,900,000 r 12,000,000  
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.
2Table includes data available through August 21, 2008.
TABLE 16Continued
BENTONITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
                       
3In addition to the countries listed, Canada and China are thought to produce bentonite, but output is not reported, and
available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels.
4Includes bentonitic clays.
5Reported figure.
6Information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates for individual countries, except Armenia, Georgia, Turkmenistan,
and Ukraine.
7Year beginning March 21 of that stated.
8Montmorillite type bleaching clay.
9Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union.
10May include other clays.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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