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| TABLE 16 | |||||||||||
| BENTONITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | ||||||
| Algeria4 | 31,612 | 34,126 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Argentina | 148,099 | 229,301 | 228,357 | 193,795 | r | 200,000 | |||||
| Armenia | 38,000 | 1,397 | 835 | 4,987 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Australiae, 4 | 240,000 | r | 230,000 | r | 230,000 | r | 230,000 | r | 230,000 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 10,581 | 18,073 | 55,000 | 60,000 | e | 60,000 | |||||
| Bolivia | 323 | 440 | 591 | 745 | 525 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 16,042 | 314 | -- | -- | 18,808 | 5 | |||||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 264,243 | 531,693 | 566,267 | 512,975 | 5 | 513,000 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 108,000 | 5 | 100,000 | e | 54,000 | 78,000 | 78,000 | ||||
| Burmae, 6 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Chile | -- | -- | 1,255 | 893 | 358 | 5 | |||||
| Cyprus | 150,000 | r | 150,000 | r | 150,000 | r | 160,180 | 158,386 | 5 | ||
| Czech Republic, includes montmorillonite clays | 177,000 | 183,000 | 160,000 | 221,000 | 226,000 | 5 | |||||
| Denmark | 24,040 | 23,832 | 38,300 | 30,330 | r | 56,355 | 5 | ||||
| Egypt | 32,000 | r | 33,132 | 30,000 | r | 30,000 | r | 30,000 | |||
| Georgiae | 5,000 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,900 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Germany | 326,461 | 362,623 | 375,332 | 375,000 | r | 375,000 | |||||
| Greece | 926,186 | 5 | 1,381,643 | 1,188,442 | 1,235,105 | 1,000,000 | |||||
| Guatemala | 14,284 | 22,423 | 12,270 | r | 131,843 | 20,000 | |||||
| Hungary | 2,839 | r | 2,567 | r | 17,308 | 1,392 | r | 1,400 | |||
| India | 671,000 | 561,000 | 739,000 | 996,000 | 1,081,000 | 5 | |||||
| Indonesiae | 6,000 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 7,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Iran6 | 387,437 | 350,208 | 377,398 | 400,000 | e | 400,000 | |||||
| Italy | 146,318 | 111,000 | 110,000 | r, e | 110,000 | r | 110,000 | ||||
| Japan | 432,000 | 430,000 | 425,000 | e | 420,000 | e | 400,000 | ||||
| Kenyae | 65 | 70 | 75 | 75 | 80 | ||||||
| Macedonia | 15,350 | 12,798 | 14,466 | 6,900 | 26,820 | 5 | |||||
| Malawi | 8,050 | 2,100 | 2,450 | r | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Mexico- | 511,429 | 590,998 | 563,795 | 956,224 | 617,632 | ||||||
| Morocco | 84,097 | 110,700 | 97,071 | 91,200 | r | 100,000 | |||||
| Mozambique | 92,098 | 11,417 | 423 | 24,000 | 24,000 | ||||||
| New Zealand, processede | 880 | 1,216 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Pakistan- | 33,300 | 42,100 | 44,500 | 16,520 | r | 26,077 | 5 | ||||
| Peru- | 119,452 | 44,266 | 27,534 | 22,977 | 47,744 | 5 | |||||
| Philippines | 1,413 | 1,475 | 2,087 | 2,000 | e | 2,000 | |||||
| Poland7 | 3,000 | 2,200 | r | 900 | r | 800 | r, e | 1,050 | 5 | ||
| Romania- | 13,756 | 14,000 | r | 17,667 | r | 18,127 | r | 21,051 | 5 | ||
| Slovakia | 109,000 | 130,521 | 119,323 | 129,930 | 130,000 | ||||||
| South Africa8 | 40,340 | 54,311 | 120,417 | 120,566 | 174,786 | 5 | |||||
| Spain | 140,000 | 157,001 | 110,271 | 115,000 | r | 115,000 | |||||
| Turkey | 932,487 | 798,397 | 471,528 | r | 1,033,568 | r | 1,100,000 | ||||
| Turkmenistan, includes bentonite powder | 50,300 | r | 50,300 | r | 50,300 | r | 53,000 | r | 61,480 | 5 | |
| Ukrainee | 195,000 | 185,000 | 211,000 | 210,000 | 210,000 | ||||||
| United States | 3,650,000 | 4,600,000 | 4,990,000 | 4,980,000 | 4,350,000 | ||||||
| Uzbekistane | 20,000 | 20,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Total | 10,200,000 | r | 11,600,000 | r | 11,700,000 | r | 13,000,000 | r | 12,040,000 | ||
| eEstimated. 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. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 15, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Canada, China, and Russia are thought to produce bentonite, but output is not reported, and- | |||||||||||
| available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes bentonite clays. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 7Montmorillonite-type bleaching clay. | |||||||||||
| 8May include other clays. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
