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| TABLE 18 | |||||||||||
| KAOLIN:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2� | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Algeria� | 9,505 | 16,591 | 24,299 | 34,386 | 32,523 | 4 | |||||
| Argentina | 13,865 | 19,219 | 27,883 | 54,703 | r | 50,000 | |||||
| Australia, includes ball claye | 230,000 | 280,000 | r | 285,000 | r | 230,000 | 250,000 | ||||
| Austria, marketablee | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Bangladeshe, 5 | 8,100 | 8,200 | 8,300 | 8,400 | 8,500 | ||||||
| Belgiume� | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina, crude� | 6,500 | 20,000 | r | 20,000 | r | 24,352 | r | 24,882 | 4 | ||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 1,757,488 | 2,081,039 | 2,381,000 | r | 2,410,000 | r | 2,410,000 | p | |||
| Bulgaria | 160,000 | 170,000 | 1,291,000 | r | 1,381,000 | r | 1,300,000 | ||||
| Chile | 6,164 | 11,500 | 7,133 | 15,183 | 44,642 | 4 | |||||
| Colombia, includes common claye | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Czech Republic� | 3,650,000 | 4,155,000 | 3,862,000 | 3,882,000 | r | 3,768,000 | 4 | ||||
| Denmark, salese | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 8,483 | 11,883 | 5,646 | 25,078 | r | 25,000 | |||||
| Egypte | 300,000 | 4 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||
| Eritrea� | 250 | 281 | 101 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 3,534 | 3,088 | 4,251 | 3,726 | r | 1,641 | 4 | ||||
| France, marketablee | 300,000 | 4 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | |||||
| Germany | 3,681,953 | r | 3,503,589 | r | 3,751,874 | r | 3,767,662 | r | 3,770,000 | ||
| Greecee | 60,000 | 4 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Guatemala | 372 | 1,497 | 2,000 | r, e | 4,107 | 4,395 | 4 | ||||
| Hungary, processede | 4,300 | 13,250 | 4 | 13,300 | 4 | 7,000 | r | 10,000 | |||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Processed | 170,000 | 4 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 190,000 | 200,000 | |||||
| Salable crude | 540,000 | 4 | 550,000 | 550,000 | 560,000 | 560,000 | |||||
| Indonesiae | 15,000 | 4 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||
| Iran | 553,782 | 484,507 | 531,109 | 500,000 | 550,000 | ||||||
| Italy, kaolinitic earthe | 450,000 | r | 450,000 | r | 450,000 | r | 450,000 | r | 469,702 | 4 | |
| Japan | 11,756 | 12,409 | 11,553 | 10,500 | r | 10,000 | |||||
| Jordan | 100,000 | e | 179,153 | 216,566 | 220,000 | 220,000 | |||||
| Kazakhstane | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
| Kenya | 720 | r | 740 | r | 760 | r | 780 | r | 780 | ||
| Korea, Republic of� | 2,727,481 | 3,009,245 | 2,773,220 | r | 2,767,091 | 2,399,458 | 4 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 237,100 | 4 | 381,100 | 4 | 400,000 | 400,000 | 400,000 | ||||
| Madagascare | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 170 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 323,916 | 425,942 | 326,928 | 494,511 | r | 450,000 | |||||
| Mexico� | 745,498 | 798,407 | 654,711 | 877,147 | 875,000 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 17,200 | r | 14,770 | r | 15,500 | r | 15,700 | r | 15,000 | ||
| Nigeriae | 200,000 | 200,000 | 210,000 | 200,000 | r | 220,000 | |||||
| Pakistan | 53,542 | r | 39,575 | r | 25,204 | 37,732 | 38,000 | ||||
| Paraguaye | 66,700 | 66,600 | 66,600 | 66,600 | 66,000 | p | |||||
| Peru� | 1,934 | 2,653 | 2,720 | 2,720 | 2,720 | p | |||||
| Poland, washed | 113,500 | 169,034 | 191,312 | 159,207 | r | 148,579 | 4 | ||||
| Portugale | 148,706 | r | 150,000 | r | 152,077 | r | 160,000 | r | 160,000 | ||
| Romania� | 22,514 | 25,741 | 22,337 | 22,000 | 11,063 | 4 | |||||
| Russia, concentratee | 45,000 | 4 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro:e, 6 | |||||||||||
| Crude | 60,000 | 4 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Washed | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Slovakia� | 33,000 | 24,800 | 89,424 | 85,000 | 85,000 | ||||||
| South Africa | 86,700 | 86,365 | 81,901 | 59,356 | r | 51,602 | p | ||||
| Spain, marketable, crude and wash | 419,493 | r | 450,000 | r, e | 437,990 | r | 450,000 | r | 450,000 | ||
| Sri Lanka | 8,613 | 9,073 | 9,200 | e | 9,400 | e | 9,500 | ||||
| Thailand, beneficiated | 127,132 | 184,562 | 200,761 | 201,000 | e | 200,000 | |||||
| Turkey | 372,344 | 370,455 | 536,008 | 580,000 | e | 580,000 | |||||
| Uganda | 178 | -- | 537 | 31,000 | e | 30,000 | |||||
| Ukrainee | 225,000 | 4 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | 225,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom, salese, 8 | 2,400,000 | 4 | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,500,000 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 18�Continued | |||||||||||
| KAOLIN:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2� | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| United States9 | 8,010,000 | 7,680,000 | 7,760,000 | 7,800,000 | 7,470,000 | 4 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | 5,500,000 | ||||||
| Venezuelae | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Vietname | 600,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | 650,000 | ||||||
| Zambiae | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||
| Total | ######## | r | ######## | r | ######## | r | ######## | r | ######## | ||
| 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, China, Morocco, and Suriname may also have produced kaolin, but information is inadequate | |||||||||||
| to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Data for year ending June 30 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6In 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. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes crude and washed kaolin and refractory clays not further described. | |||||||||||
| 8Dry weight. | |||||||||||
| 9Kaolin sold or used by producers. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program