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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| FLUORSPAR:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country and grade3, 4 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Argentina | 5,168 | 5,422 | 6,891 | 6,962 | r | 7,000 | |||||
| Brazil, marketable: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 32,774 | 34,462 | 40,948 | 42,043 | r | 42,000 | p | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 15,125 | 21,884 | 16,824 | 24,469 | r | 24,500 | p | ||||
| Total | 47,899 | 56,346 | 57,772 | 66,512 | r | 66,500 | |||||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 1,250,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,350,000 | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade5 | 1,200,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | 1,400,000 | ||||||
| Total | 2,450,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,750,000 | ||||||
| Egypte | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| France:e | |||||||||||
| Acid and ceramic grades | 90,000 | 79,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade | 15,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Total | 105,000 | 89,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Germany | |||||||||||
| ��� Acid grade | 34,429 | r | 33,289 | r | 33,203 | r | 35,364 | r | 40,000 | ||
| ��� Metallurgical grade | -- | r, e | -- | r, e | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| ��������� Total | 34,429 | r | 33,289 | r | 33,203 | r | 35,364 | r | 40,000 | ||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 9�Continued | |||||||||||
| FLUORSPAR:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country and grade3, 4 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| India:e, 6 | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 4,188 | 7 | 4,200 | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,600 | |||||
| Metallurgical grade | 6,296 | 7 | 6,300 | 6,400 | 6,500 | 6,600 | |||||
| Total | 10,484 | 7 | 10,500 | 10,700 | 10,900 | 11,200 | |||||
| Iran8 | 32,006 | 47,730 | 54,052 | 54,000 | e | 55,000 | |||||
| Italye | 53,260 | 26,387 | 17,915 | 15,000 | e | 8,000 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 3,000 | 3,500 | 4,000 | 4,750 | 4,750 | ||||||
| Kenya, acid grade | 85,015 | 95,278 | 108,000 | 97,261 | 83,428 | 7 | |||||
| Korea, North, metallurgical gradee | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,500 | 12,500 | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 2,750 | 3,973 | 7 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | |||||
| Mexico:9 | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 343,332 | 409,122 | 401,753 | 324,568 | r | 350,000 | |||||
| Metallurgical grade | 279,145 | 347,136 | 440,945 | 550,882 | r | 588,000 | |||||
| Total | 622,477 | 756,258 | 842,698 | 875,450 | r | 938,000 | |||||
| Mongolia: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 86,000 | 120,000 | e | 148,200 | 134,100 | 137,600 | 7 | ||||
| Other grades10 | 99,000 | 155,000 | e | 206,700 | 233,400 | 250,000 | |||||
| Total | 185,000 | 275,000 | e | 354,900 | 367,500 | 387,600 | |||||
| Morocco, acid grade | 94,911 | 81,225 | 112,100 | 95,000 | e | 95,000 | |||||
| Namibia, acid grade11 | 81,084 | 79,349 | 104,785 | r | 115,886 | r | 130,000 | ||||
| Pakistan, metallurgical gradee� | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,026 | r, 7 | 1,040 | r | 1,050 | ||||
| Romania, metallurgical gradee | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Russia | 169,000 | 170,000 | e | 226,400 | r | 245,500 | r | 210,000 | |||
| South Africa:e, 12 | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 216,000 | 221,000 | 7 | 250,000 | e | 252,000 | 250,000 | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 11,000 | 14,000 | 7 | 15,000 | 14,000 | r | 20,000 | ||||
| Total | 227,000 | 235,000 | 7 | 265,000 | e | 266,000 | r | 270,000 | |||
| Spain: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 131,155 | 129,195 | 135,505 | r | 133,495 | r | 122,000 | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 10,279 | 10,503 | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | ||||
| Total | 141,434 | 139,698 | 145,505 | r | 143,495 | r | 132,000 | ||||
| Tajikistane | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Thailand, metallurgical grade | 2,271 | 2,180 | r | 2,375 | 295 | 2,085 | 7 | ||||
| Turkey, metallurgical grade | 5,344 | 718 | 880 | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| United Kingdome | 53,000 | r | 56,000 | r | 50,080 | r, 7 | 50,000 | 55,000 | |||
| Grand total | 4,450,000 | r | 4,850,000 | r | 5,230,000 | r | 5,280,000 | r | 5,330,000 | ||
| 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 6, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Bulgaria is thought to have produced fluorspar in the past, but production is not officially reported, and | |||||||||||
| available information is inadequate for the formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4An effort has been made to subdivide production of all countries by grade (acid, ceramic, and metallurgical). Where this information is not | |||||||||||
| available in official reports of the subject country, the data have been entered without qualifying notes. | |||||||||||
| 5Includes submetallurgical-grade fluorspar used primarily in cement that may account for 33% to 50% of the quantity. | |||||||||||
| 6Year beginning April 1 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 7Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 8Year beginning March 21 of that stated.� Data for 2002-05 are reported by Iranian Mines and Mining Development and Renovation Organization. | |||||||||||
| 9Data are reported by Servivio Geol�gico Mexicano. | |||||||||||
| 10Principally submetallurgical-grade material. | |||||||||||
| 11Data are in wet tons. | |||||||||||
| 12Based on data from the South African Minerals Bureau; data show estimated proportions of acid-, ceramic-, and metallurgical-grade fluorspar | |||||||||||
| within the reported totals. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program