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| TABLE 18 | |||||||||||
| KAOLIN: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | ||||||
| Algeria- | 87,766 | 71,065 | 71,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
| Argentina | 78,792 | 78,722 | 54,166 | 66,574 | r | 65,000 | |||||
| Australia, includes ball claye | 230,000 | r | 240,000 | r | 240,000 | r | 240,000 | r | 240,000 | ||
| Austria, marketable | 83,980 | 58,956 | 56,976 | 43,174 | r | 45,000 | |||||
| Bangladeshe, 4 | 8,500 | 8,500 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Belgiume- | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, crude- | 148,384 | 41,808 | 232,147 | 149,495 | 44,940 | 5 | |||||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 1,987,000 | 2,000,000 | 1,927,000 | 2,189,000 | r | 2,200,000 | |||||
| Bulgariae | 939,000 | 5 | 900,000 | 900,000 | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Canada | 3,000 | r | 5,000 | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Chile | 48,354 | 62,226 | 59,912 | 60,429 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Czech Republic- | 2,886,000 | 3,493,000 | 3,606,000 | 3,318,000 | 3,108,000 | 5 | |||||
| Ecuador | 27,767 | r | 41,089 | 76,660 | 50,000 | 50,000 | |||||
| Egypt | 523,000 | 304,200 | 304,000 | e | 300,000 | r | 300,000 | ||||
| Eritreae- | 200 | 210 | r | 240 | r | 250 | r | 250 | |||
| Ethiopiae, 6 | 3,534 | 5 | 3,600 | 4,000 | 3,300 | 3,300 | |||||
| France, marketable | 519,000 | 315,000 | 315,000 | e | 300,000 | r | 300,000 | ||||
| Germany | 4,513,753 | 4,560,086 | 4,898,516 | 4,900,000 | r | 4,900,000 | |||||
| Guatemala | 1,879 | 2,143 | 2,000 | r, e | 1,866 | 2,953 | 7 | ||||
| Hungary, beneficiated | 266,408 | 238,921 | 248,263 | 240,000 | r | 240,000 | |||||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Processed | 96,000 | r | 80,000 | r | 77,000 | r | 76,000 | r | 109,000 | ||
| Salable crude | 1,988,000 | r | 2,718,000 | r | 2,651,000 | r | 3,001,000 | r | 3,570,000 | ||
| Indonesiae | 186,010 | 5 | 170,000 | 175,000 | 180,000 | 175,000 | |||||
| Irane | 907,487 | 5 | 1,480,291 | 5 | 2,000,000 | r | 1,500,000 | r | 1,500,000 | ||
| Italy, kaolinitic earthe | 1,069,938 | r, 5 | 641,000 | r | 640,000 | r | 640,000 | r | 640,000 | ||
| Japane | 12,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Jordan | 177,470 | 114,310 | r | 89,903 | 100,000 | r | 90,000 | ||||
| Kenyae | 900 | 980 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of- | 659,351 | 764,008 | 798,690 | 800,000 | r | 800,000 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstan | NA | r | NA | r | 108,900 | r | 113,900 | r | 133,500 | ||
| Madagascar | 90 | 259 | 260 | e | 260 | 260 | |||||
| Malaysia | 463,732 | r | 530,331 | 442,550 | 438,923 | r | 293,480 | 5 | |||
| Mexico- | 78,086 | 120,094 | 120,003 | 163,148 | 163,000 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 9,016 | 10,700 | 21,545 | 11,578 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 15,318 | 27,265 | 26,000 | r | 25,000 | 27,000 | |||||
| Peru- | 9,655 | 16,678 | 18,169 | 33,863 | 32,249 | 5 | |||||
| Poland, washed | 136,000 | 125,000 | 164,000 | r | 138,000 | r | 140,000 | ||||
| Portugal | 274,925 | 273,890 | 322,041 | r | 322,100 | r | 323,000 | ||||
| Romaniae | 1,000 | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | r | -- | -- | ||||
| Russia, concentrate | 90,300 | 105,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabiae | 4,166 | 5 | 6,200 | 5,000 | 58,000 | 70,000 | |||||
| Slovakiae | 44,000 | 44,000 | 40,000 | r | 40,000 | r | 40,000 | ||||
| South Africa | 31,048 | 29,929 | 15,220 | 20,499 | 24,655 | 5 | |||||
| Spain, marketable, crude and washed8 | 300,000 | 310,993 | 302,580 | 303,000 | 303,000 | ||||||
| Sri Lanka | 9,538 | 8,207 | 8,000 | e | 7,800 | r | 10,000 | ||||
| Sudan | 36,799 | 32,696 | 15,096 | 11,579 | 26,000 | 5 | |||||
| Tanzania | 18,624 | 58 | r | 178 | r | 2,161 | r | 1,816 | |||
| Thailand, beneficiatede | 160,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | ||||||
| Turkey | 727,649 | 787,287 | r | 1,229,352 | r | 3,806,083 | r | 3,800,000 | |||
| Uganda | 4,721 | 27,237 | 20,883 | 42,886 | r | 43,000 | |||||
| Ukraine | 764,000 | 1,085,000 | 1,317,000 | 1,050,000 | r | 1,100,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom, salese, 9 | 1,800,000 | r | 900,000 | 1,000,000 | 900,000 | r | 900,000 | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 18-Continued | |||||||||||
| KAOLIN: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | ||||||
| United States10 | 5,290,000 | 5,420,000 | 5,950,000 | 5,900,000 | r | 5,950,000 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 7,000,000 | 7,000,000 | 7,500,000 | ||||||
| Vietnam | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Total | 33,500,000 | r | 34,200,000 | r | 38,100,000 | r | 39,200,000 | r | 40,000,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. -- 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, China, Denmark, Morocco, Nigeria, Suriname, and Zambia produced kaolin, but | |||||||||||
| information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Data for year ending June 30 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Data for year ending July 7 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 7Reported figures based on quantities sold. | |||||||||||
| 8Includes crude and washed kaolin and refractory clays not further described. | |||||||||||
| 9Dry weight. | |||||||||||
| 10Sold or used by producers. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
