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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


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