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| TABLE 7 | |||
| WORLD ANNUAL COBALT REFINERY | |||
| CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 20061, 2 | |||
| (Metric tons, cobalt content) | |||
| Country | Capacity | ||
| Australiae | 4,500 | ||
| Belgium | 1,500 | ||
| Brazile | 1,200 | ||
| Canada | 5,900 | ||
| Chinae | 25,000 | ||
| Congo (Kinshasa)e, 3 | 15,000 | ||
| Finland | 10,000 | ||
| France | 600 | ||
| India | 1,560 | ||
| Japane | 1,000 | ||
| Moroccoe | 1,650 | ||
| Norway | 5,200 | ||
| Russiae | 6,000 | ||
| South Africae | 750 | ||
| Uganda | 720 | ||
| Zambia | 8,200 | ||
| Total | 88,800 | ||
| eEstimated. | |||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three | |||
| significant digits; may not add to total shown. | |||
| 2Refinery products include cobalt metal, | |||
| metal powders, oxides, and/or salts. | |||
| 3Refurbishment necessary to achieve stated capacity. | |||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program