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| TABLE 21 | |||||||||||
| COPPER:� WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | ||||||
| Armenia, primarye | 4,000 | 6,700 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 9,800 | 3 | |||||
| Australia, primary | 455,000 | 458,000 | e | 435,000 | 443,000 | 410,000 | 3 | ||||
| Austria, secondary | 68,642 | 64,932 | 75,000 | 88,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
| Belgium, secondary | 138,200 | 125,900 | 117,500 | 107,000 | r | 99,200 | 3 | ||||
| Bolivia, primary | -- | -- | -- | -- | r | -- | |||||
| Botswana, primary4 | 19,209 | 21,590 | 25,292 | r | 21,195 | r | 26,700 | ||||
| Brazil, primary | 212,243 | 189,651 | 173,378 | r | 208,020 | r | 210,000 | p | |||
| Bulgaria: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 157,000 | r | 181,000 | r | 215,300 | r | 227,100 | r | 240,100 | 3 | |
| Secondarye | 5,000 | 15,000 | 16,000 | 7,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Total | 162,000 | r | 196,000 | r | 231,300 | r | 234,100 | r | 245,000 | ||
| Canada: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 601,359 | 513,934 | 430,116 | 446,221 | 450,000 | p | |||||
| Secondary | 41,640 | 24,761 | 26,789 | 29,962 | 30,000 | p | |||||
| Total | 642,999 | 538,695 | 456,905 | 476,183 | 480,000 | 3 | |||||
| Chile, primary | 1,503,200 | 1,438,700 | 1,542,400 | 1,517,600 | 1,558,100 | p, 3 | |||||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 1,120,000 | 1,180,000 | 1,380,000 | 1,500,000 | r | 1,700,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 190,000 | 310,000 | 350,000 | 440,000 | 540,000 | ||||||
| Total | 1,310,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,730,000 | 1,940,000 | r | 2,240,000 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa), primary, electrowon | 25,000 | r | 10,000 | r | 8,000 | 20,000 | r | 10,000 | |||
| Finland: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 169,300 | 160,900 | 176,400 | r | 168,600 | r | 170,000 | ||||
| Secondarye | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Total | 171,300 | 162,900 | 178,400 | r | 170,600 | r | 172,000 | ||||
| Germany: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 317,700 | r | 295,100 | r | 288,800 | 278,600 | 257,200 | 3 | |||
| Secondary | 240,900 | r | 283,100 | r | 306,600 | 262,600 | 251,400 | 3 | |||
| Total | 558,600 | r | 578,200 | r | 595,400 | 541,200 | 508,600 | 3 | |||
| India: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 293,000 | e | 385,400 | 391,000 | 401,000 | r | 486,600 | 3 | |||
| Secondarye | -- | -- | -- | -- | 38,000 | ||||||
| Total | 293,000 | e | 385,400 | 391,000 | 401,000 | 524,600 | 3 | ||||
| Indonesia, undifferentiated | 217,500 | 211,200 | 247,400 | 211,600 | 275,000 | ||||||
| Iran, undifferentiated5 | 181,526 | r | 171,591 | r | 168,613 | r | 184,814 | r | 185,000 | ||
| Japan: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 1,328,489 | 1,317,291 | 1,343,353 | 1,270,495 | 1,319,247 | 3 | |||||
| Secondary | 139,764 | 182,069 | 172,724 | 194,927 | 198,516 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 1,468,253 | 1,499,360 | 1,516,077 | 1,465,422 | 1,517,763 | 3 | |||||
| Kazakhstan, undifferentiated | 433,600 | 446,200 | 431,930 | 445,200 | 425,000 | ||||||
| Korea, North, primary and secondarye | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 386,200 | r | 380,000 | r | 410,000 | r | 380,000 | r | 426,000 | ||
| Secondary | 42,300 | r | 50,000 | r | 50,000 | r | 50,000 | r | 50,000 | ||
| Total | 428,500 | 430,000 | 460,000 | 430,000 | 476,000 | 3 | |||||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 305,000 | r | 243,000 | r | 238,000 | r | 274,000 | r | 290,000 | ||
| Secondarye | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Total | 310,000 | r | 248,000 | r | 243,000 | r | 279,000 | r | 295,000 | ||
| Namibia, primary6, 7 | 27,015 | 26,703 | 26,036 | 24,704 | r | 23,300 | |||||
| Oman, primarye | 24,200 | 3 | 25,000 | r | 18,000 | r | 25,000 | r | 25,000 | ||
| Peru, primary | 396,400 | r | 379,600 | r | 396,100 | r | 377,800 | r | 381,600 | 3 | |
| Philippines, primary | 165,000 | 165,800 | 227,900 | 217,300 | r | 201,300 | 3 | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 21�Continued | |||||||||||
| COPPER:� WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | ||||||
| Poland: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 485,900 | 511,000 | 560,000 | r | 545,000 | r | 550,000 | ||||
| Secondarye | 27,900 | 39,400 | r | 24,100 | r | 25,000 | r | 25,000 | |||
| Total | 513,800 | 550,400 | r | 584,100 | r | 570,000 | r | 575,000 | |||
| Romania: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 9,279 | 8,871 | 4,493 | r | 61 | r | 100 | ||||
| Secondarye | 2,000 | 2,000 | 500 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Total | 11,279 | 10,871 | 4,993 | r | 61 | r | 100 | ||||
| Russia:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 650,000 | 660,000 | 670,000 | 662,000 | 686,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 245,000 | 200,000 | 170,000 | 257,000 | 272,000 | ||||||
| Total | 895,000 | 860,000 | 840,000 | 919,000 | 3 | 958,000 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 24,000 | 36,000 | r | 14,000 | r | 12,000 | r | 16,300 | |||
| Secondary | 14,000 | 6,700 | r | 3,600 | r | 1,100 | r | 6,000 | |||
| Total | 38,000 | 42,700 | r | 17,600 | r | 13,100 | r | 22,300 | |||
| South Africa, primary | 117,237 | 116,996 | 112,025 | 89,300 | e | 100,000 | |||||
| Spain: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 255,200 | 281,300 | 276,300 | 210,200 | 278,600 | ||||||
| Secondarye | 24,700 | 3 | 16,700 | 14,000 | 14,100 | 5,000 | |||||
| Total | 279,900 | 298,000 | 290,300 | 224,300 | 283,600 | 3 | |||||
| Sweden:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 173,000 | 188,000 | 185,000 | 206,000 | r | 192,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 35,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Total | 208,000 | 223,000 | 215,000 | 236,000 | r | 222,000 | |||||
| Turkey, undifferentiated8 | 33,504 | 32,550 | 30,400 | e | 11,500 | 9,000 | |||||
| United States, undifferentiated | 919,000 | 683,000 | 539,000 | 542,000 | 523,000 | 3 | |||||
| Uzbekistan, undifferentiatede | 90,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 105,000 | r | 115,000 | |||||
| Zambia, primary: | |||||||||||
| Electrowon | 50,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | 60,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Other | 306,000 | 311,400 | 200,000 | 220,000 | 220,000 | ||||||
| Total | 356,000 | 371,400 | 250,000 | 280,000 | 270,000 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe, primarye, 6 | 2,160 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Grand total | 12,700,000 | r | 12,500,000 | r | 12,700,000 | r | 12,800,000 | r | 13,500,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Primary: | |||||||||||
| Electrowon | 75,000 | r | 70,000 | r | 58,000 | r | 80,000 | r | 60,000 | ||
| Other | 9,510,000 | r | 9,480,000 | r | 9,750,000 | r | 9,730,000 | r | 10,200,000 | ||
| Secondary | 1,220,000 | r | 1,360,000 | r | 1,360,000 | r | 1,510,000 | r | 1,650,000 | ||
| Undifferentiated9 | 1,890,000 | r | 1,630,000 | r | 1,510,000 | r | 1,520,000 | r | 1,550,000 | ||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 2This table includes total production of smelted copper metal, including low-grade cathode produced by electrowinning methods.� The smelter feed maybe derived | |||||||||||
| from ore, concentrates, copper precipitate or matte (primary), and/or scrap (secondary).� To the extent possible, primary and secondary output of each country | |||||||||||
| is shown separately.� In some cases, total smelter production is officially reported, but the distribution between primary and secondary has been estimated.� Table | |||||||||||
| includes data available through July 15, 2006. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Copper content of nickel-copper matte exported to Norway for refining. | |||||||||||
| 5Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated.� Secondary production is estimated to be about 5% of total. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes impure cathodes produced by electrowinning in nickel processing. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes 8,000 to 10,000 metric tons per year for 2001-05 produced from imported toll concentrates. | |||||||||||
| 8Secondary production is estimated to be about one-third of total. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program