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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||
| COBALT: WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons, cobalt content) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
| Australia, metal, metal powder, oxide hydroxidee | 3,470 | 3,700 | 3,840 | 3,880 | 3,150 | |||||
| Belgium, metal powder, oxide, hydroxide4 | 1,090 | 1,135 | 1,704 | 2,947 | 3,298 | |||||
| Brazil, metal | 889 | 960 | 1,097 | 1,155 | 1,136 | |||||
| Canada, metal, metal powder, oxide | 4,378 | 4,625 | 4,233 | 5,144 | 5,079 | |||||
| China, metal, metal powder, oxide, saltse, 5 | 1,470 | 1,840 | 4,580 | 8,000 | 12,700 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa), metal6 | 3,199 | r | 2,149 | r | 1,200 | e | 735 | 600 | ||
| Finland, metal powder and salts7 | 8,100 | 8,240 | r | 7,989 | r | 7,893 | 8,171 | |||
| France, chloride | 199 | 176 | 181 | 199 | 280 | |||||
| India, metal and salts | 250 | 270 | 255 | 545 | 1,220 | |||||
| Japan, metal | 350 | 354 | 379 | 429 | 471 | |||||
| Morocco, metal | 1,341 | 1,354 | 1,431 | 1,594 | r | 1,613 | ||||
| Norway, metal | 3,314 | 3,994 | 4,556 | 4,670 | 5,021 | |||||
| Russia, unspecifiede, 8 | 5,000 | 5,100 | 5,500 | 5,400 | 5,800 | |||||
| South Africa, metal powder and sulfate | 373 | 352 | 271 | 309 | 268 | |||||
| Uganda, metal | 634 | 450 | e | -- | 436 | 638 | ||||
| Zambia, metal | 4,657 | 6,144 | 6,620 | 5,791 | 5,422 | |||||
| Totale | 38,700 | r | 40,800 | r | 43,800 | 49,100 | 54,900 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through June 18, 2006.� Figures represent cobalt refined from ores, concentrates, or intermediate products and do not | ||||||||||
| include production of downstream products from refined cobalt. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Germany and Poland may produce some cobalt, but information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of production. | ||||||||||
| 4Production reported by n.v. Umicore s.a.; includes production from China and South Africa that is not otherwise included in this table. | ||||||||||
| 5Production from domestic and imported ores and concentrates; excludes production by n.v. Umicore s.a. that is included under Belgium. | ||||||||||
| 6Excludes production of cobalt in white alloy, matte, and slag that would require further refining. | ||||||||||
| 7Production for 2001 reported by OM Group, Inc.; production for 2002-05 reported by the Geological Survey of Finland. | ||||||||||
| 8Production reportedly includes metal, oxide, and salts; other forms may also have been produced.� | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program