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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 16�Continued | |||||||||||
| 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