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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| COBALT: WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, cobalt content) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||
| Australia, metal, metal powder, oxide hydroxidee | 3,700 | 3,840 | 3,880 | 3,150 | 4,000 | e | |||||
| Belgium, metal powder, oxide, hydroxide4 | 1,135 | 1,704 | 2,947 | 3,298 | 2,840 | ||||||
| Brazil, metal | 960 | 1,097 | 1,155 | 1,136 | 902 | ||||||
| Canada, metal, metal powder, oxide | 4,625 | 4,233 | 5,144 | 5,090 | r | 5,180 | p | ||||
| China, metal, metal powder, oxide, saltse, 5 | 1,840 | 4,580 | 8,000 | 12,700 | 12,700 | e | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa), metal6 | 2,149 | 1,200 | e | 735 | 600 | 550 | |||||
| Finland, metal powder and salts7 | 8,240 | 7,989 | 7,893 | 8,171 | 8,582 | ||||||
| France, chloride | 176 | 181 | 199 | 280 | 256 | ||||||
| India, metal and salts | 270 | 255 | 545 | 1,220 | 1,184 | ||||||
| Japan, metal | 354 | 379 | 429 | 471 | 920 | ||||||
| Morocco, metal | 1,354 | 1,431 | 1,594 | 1,613 | 1,405 | ||||||
| Norway, metal | 3,994 | 4,556 | 4,670 | 5,021 | 4,927 | ||||||
| Russia, unspecifiede, 8 | 5,100 | 5,500 | 5,400 | 5,800 | 5,900 | e | |||||
| South Africa, metal powder and sulfate | 352 | 271 | 309 | 268 | 267 | ||||||
| Uganda, metal | 450 | e | -- | 436 | 638 | 674 | |||||
| Zambia, metal | 6,144 | 6,620 | 5,791 | 5,422 | 4,665 | ||||||
| Total | 40,800 | 43,800 | 49,100 | 54,900 | 55,000 | ||||||
| eEstimated.� pPreliminary. �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, 2007.� 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 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