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| TABLE 16 | |||||||||||
| BENTONITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Algeria4 | 27,178 | 25,346 | 30,319 | 29,029 | 27,110 | 5 | |||||
| Argentina | 120,006 | 146,845 | 163,028 | 243,590 | r | 25,000 | |||||
| Armeniae | 258 | 5 | 642 | 561 | 732 | 5 | 750 | ||||
| Australiae, 4 | 113,000 | r | 145,000 | r | 265,000 | r | 223,000 | r | 220,000 | ||
| Bolivia | 216 | 227 | 548 | 590 | r | 600 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9,829 | 13,050 | 16,500 | e | 17,000 | e | 15,000 | ||||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 184,909 | 198,981 | 226,874 | 221,035 | r | 221,100 | p | ||||
| Bulgaria | 212,000 | 146,000 | 225,000 | r | 181,000 | r | 200,000 | ||||
| Burma | 1,104 | r | 856 | r | 800 | r, e | 800 | r, e | 800 | ||
| Chile | 632 | 748 | 101 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Commonwealth of Indepedent Statese | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | ||||||
| Croatia | 12,102 | 13,568 | 13,500 | e | 13,000 | e | 13,000 | ||||
| Cyprus | 128,400 | 144,859 | 155,717 | 150,000 | e | 150,000 | |||||
| Czech Republic� | 174,000 | 199,000 | e | 201,000 | 186,000 | r | 220,000 | ||||
| Egypte | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Georgiae | 7,000 | 9,700 | 1,800 | 5 | 1,800 | 5 | 1,800 | ||||
| Germany | 495,310 | 478,796 | 404,549 | 352,374 | r | 350,000 | |||||
| Greecee | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 4,436 | 6,438 | 81,688 | 135,451 | 20,034 | 5 | |||||
| Hungary | 3,700 | 87,290 | 10,000 | r | 9,000 | r | 4,444 | 5 | |||
| Indonesiae | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Iran7 | 125,510 | 140,528 | 193,046 | 200,000 | e | 200,000 | |||||
| Italye | 463,000 | r | 474,000 | r | 475,000 | r | 446,000 | r | 470,000 | 5 | |
| Japan | 437,772 | 425,945 | 455,282 | 421,629 | r | 420,000 | |||||
| Kenyae | 50 | 50 | 50 | 60 | r | 60 | |||||
| Macedoniae | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Mexico� | 488,215 | 464,056 | 564,015 | 425,630 | 450,000 | ||||||
| Morocco | 58,754 | 67,700 | 85,400 | 85,400 | e | 80,400 | |||||
| Mozambique | -- | -- | 3,336 | -- | -- | ||||||
| New Zealand, processede | 7,800 | 10,940 | r | 10,050 | 7,590 | r | 7,800 | ||||
| Nicaraguae | 6,000 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan� | 11,476 | r | 11,290 | r | 6,316 | 15,671 | 16,000 | ||||
| Peru� | 20,760 | 14,980 | 18,471 | 18,500 | 18,500 | ||||||
| Philippines | 5,500 | 5,500 | r, e | 3,560 | r, 5 | -- | r | -- | |||
| Poland8 | 26,200 | 31,648 | 66,143 | 86,331 | r | 85,000 | |||||
| Romania� | 15,389 | 17,637 | 18,161 | 17,890 | r | 18,000 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegroe, 9 | 75 | 5 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | |||||
| Slovakia | 66,128 | 74,938 | 73,273 | 70,000 | e | 70,000 | |||||
| South Africa10 | 101,100 | 145,060 | 55,859 | 139,833 | 32,878 | p | |||||
| Spaine | 123,457 | r | 103,174 | r | 156,760 | r | 105,000 | r | 110,000 | ||
| Turkey | 559,224 | 831,146 | 850,000 | e | 925,000 | e | 950,000 | ||||
| Turkmenistane | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Ukrainee | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| United States | 3,970,000 | 3,770,000 | 4,550,000 | 4,710,000 | 4,940,000 | 5 | |||||
| Zimbabwe10 | 3,780 | r | -- | e | 500 | e | 500 | 500 | |||
| Total | 10,100,000 | r | 10,300,000 | r | 11,500,000 | r | 11,600,000 | r | 11,700,000 | ||
| 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, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 9In June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence from each other and dissolved their union. Mineral production data for 2006,� | |||||||||||
| however, still reflect the unified country.� | |||||||||||
| 10May include other clays. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program