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TABLE 5
DIATOMITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons)
 
Country   2003   2004   2005e   2006e   2007e  
Algeria 3 3 2 3 2 r 2
Argentina 36 27 r 34 r, 3 38 r, 3 39
Australiae 20 20 20 20 20
Brazil, marketablee 7 7 8 11 r, 3 10 p
Chile 26 30 27 3 29 r, 3 29
Chinae 380 390 410 420 420
Colombiae 4 4 4 4 4
Commonwealth of Independent Statese, 4 80 80 80 80 80
Costa Rica 26 27 e 26 25 r 25
Czech Republice 41 33 38 53 r 55
Denmarke, 5 232 233 234 235 230
Ethiopia6 1 2 (7) (7) (7)
Francee 80 3 75 75 75 75
Germany 55 54 e 54 54 54
Iceland 28 28 29 28 28
Iran8 10 8 8 9 r 9
Italye 25 25 25 25 25
Japan 112 125 130 130 120
Kenya (7) (7) (7) 3 (7) (7)
Korea, Republic of 16 2 2 3 3 r 4
Macedoniae 5 5 5 5 5
Mexico 53 59 62 3 63 r, 3 63 3
Mozambique -- 3 e 5 6 6
Perue 35 35 35 35 35
Poland 1 e 1 e 1 1 1
Portugale (7) (7) (7) (7) (7)
Romania 33 r 21 1 3 -- r --
Spaine, 9 53 r 34 34 34 r 34 p
Thailand 1 1 1 1 r 1
Turkeye 10 20 r 25 r 30 r 35
United States10 599 620 653 3 799 3 687 3
Total   1,970   1,970 r 2,030 r 2,220 r 2,100  
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.
Purity and moisture content are generally not reported or estimated.
2Table includes data available through April 4, 2008.
3Reported figure.
4Information is inadequate for formulation of reliable estimates for individual countries.
5Data represent "extracted moler" (reported cubic meters times 1.5). Contains about 30% clay.
6Year ending July 7 of that stated.
7Less than � unit.
8Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated.
9Includes tripoli.
10Sold or used by producers.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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