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TABLE 5
DIATOMITE:WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Thousand metric tons)
 
Country   2002   2003   2004   2005e   2006e  
Algeria 3 3 3 r 2 r, 3 3
Argentina 23 36 8 e 29 r, 3 10
Australiae 20 20 20 20 20
Brazil, marketablee 6 3 7 7 8 8 p
Chile 30 26 30 27 r, 3 30
Chinae 370 380 390 410 420
Colombiae 4 4 4 4 4
Commonwealth of Independent Statese, 4 80 80 80 80 80
Costa Rica 26 e 26 27 e 26 r 26
Czech Republice 28 3 41 33 38 r 40
Denmarke, 5 230 3 232 233 234 235
Ethiopia6 1 e 1 2 (8) r (8)
Francee 80 80 3 75 75 75
Germany 54 55 54 e 54 r 54
Iceland 26 28 28 29 28
Iran7 2 10 8 8 8
Italye 25 25 25 25 25
Japan 124 112 125 130 130
Kenya 1 (8) r (8) (8) r, 3 (8)
Korea, Republic of 21 16 2 2 r, 3 2
Macedoniae 5 5 5 5 5
Mexico 62 53 59 62 3 60 3
Mozambique -- -- 3 e 5 6
Perue 35 35 35 35 35
Poland 1 1 r, e 1 e 1 1
Portugale (8) (8) r (8) r (8) (8)
Romania 20 31 21 r 1 r, 3 10
Spaine, 9 54 r 58 r 34 r 34 r 35
Thailand 1 1 1 1 1
Turkeye 10 10 10 10 10
United States10 624 599 620 653 3 799 3
Total   1,970 r 1,970 r 1,940 r 2,010 r 2,160  
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, 2007.
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.
7Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated.
8Less than � unit.
9Includes tripoli.
10Sold or used by producers.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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