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| FULLERʼS EARTH: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | 2013e | |||||||
| Australia, attapulgite | 9,500 | r | 10,000 | r | 10,000 | r | 10,000 | r | 10,000 | |||
| India | 29,000 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 4 | ||||||
| Italye- | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||||
| Mexico | 108,139 | 170,350 | 107,436 | 108,000 | r | 108,000 | ||||||
| Morocco, smectite | 132,110 | 82,570 | 103,700 | 81,800 | r | 85,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 11,055 | 6,370 | 8,000 | r, e | 9,000 | 9,942 | ||||||
| Senegal, attapulgite | 181,000 | 204,000 | 181,000 | 180,000 | 4 | 180,000 | ||||||
| South Africa, attapulgite | 54,418 | 85,336 | 14,448 | 15,850 | r, 4 | 21,680 | 4 | |||||
| Spain: | ||||||||||||
| Attapulgite | 21,110 | 27,841 | 26,021 | 26,000 | 26,000 | |||||||
| Sepiolite | 573,937 | 557,862 | 566,270 | r | 567,000 | 567,000 | ||||||
| United States5, 6 | 2,010,000 | 2,050,000 | 1,950,000 | 1,980,000 | 4 | 1,990,000 | ||||||
| Total | 3,130,000 | r | 3,200,000 | r | 2,970,000 | r | 2,990,000 | r | 3,000,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised.- | ||||||||||||
| 1Does not include centrally planned economy countries and former such countries, some of which presumably produce fullerʼs- | ||||||||||||
| earth but for which no information is available. Includes data available through July 15, 2014. | ||||||||||||
| 2World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 3In addition to the market economy countries listed, Algeria, France, Iran, Japan, and Turkey have reportedly produced fullerʼs- | ||||||||||||
| earth in the past and may continue to do so, but output is not reported, and available information is inadequate to make reliable- | ||||||||||||
| estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | ||||||||||||
| 5Sold or used by producers. | ||||||||||||
| 6Excludes attapulgite. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
