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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| FLUORSPAR: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country and grade3, 4 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| Argentina | 5,422 | 6,437 | r | 7,502 | r | 8,278 | r | 8,280 | |||
| Brazil, marketable: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 34,462 | 40,948 | 47,143 | r | 45,159 | r | 45,200 | p | |||
| Metallurgical grade | 21,884 | 16,824 | 19,369 | r | 18,445 | r | 18,500 | p | |||
| Total | 56,346 | 57,772 | 66,512 | r | 63,604 | r | 63,700 | ||||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 1,500,000 | r | 1,600,000 | r | 1,650,000 | r | 1,800,000 | r | 1,850,000 | ||
| Metallurgical grade5 | 1,150,000 | r | 1,100,000 | r | 1,150,000 | r | 1,300,000 | r | 1,350,000 | ||
| Total | 2,650,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,800,000 | r | 3,100,000 | r | 3,200,000 | ||||
| Egypte | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| France:e, 6 | |||||||||||
| Acid and ceramic grades | 79,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 35,000 | -- | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 5,000 | -- | ||||||
| Total | 89,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 40,000 | -- | ||||||
| Germany, acid grade | 33,289 | 33,203 | 35,364 | 53,009 | r | 53,000 | |||||
| India:e, 7 | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 4,200 | 4,300 | 4,400 | 500 | r� | 1,000 | |||||
| Metallurgical grade | 6,300 | 6,400 | 6,500 | 5,000 | r | 5,000 | |||||
| Total | 10,500 | 10,700 | 10,900 | 5,500 | r | 6,000 | |||||
| Iran8 | 47,730 | 54,052 | 64,601 | r | 65,000 | r, e | 65,000 | ||||
| Italy6 | 26,387 | 17,915 | 15,000 | e | 8,000 | e | -- | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 3,500 | 4,000 | 4,750 | 4,750 | e | 4,750 | |||||
| Kenya, acid grade | 95,278 | 108,000 | 97,261 | 83,428 | 82,000 | 9 | |||||
| Korea, North, metallurgical gradee | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 12,500 | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 3,973 | 9 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | |||||
| Mexico:10 | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 409,122 | 401,753 | 324,568 | 466,000 | r | 513,000 | |||||
| Metallurgical grade | 347,136 | 440,945 | 550,882 | 470,000 | r | 420,000 | |||||
| Total | 756,258 | 842,698 | 875,450 | 936,000 | r | 933,000 | |||||
| Mongolia: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 120,000 | e | 148,200 | 134,100 | 137,600 | 130,000 | |||||
| Other grades11 | 155,000 | e | 206,700 | 233,400 | 255,000 | r | 250,000 | ||||
| Total | 275,000 | e | 354,900 | 367,500 | 392,600 | r | 380,000 | ||||
| Morocco, acid grade | 81,225 | 112,100 | 95,000 | e | 95,000 | e | 90,000 | ||||
| Namibia, acid grade12 | 79,349 | 104,785 | 114,886 | r | 132,249 | r | 118,000 | ||||
| Pakistan, metallurgical gradee� | 1,000 | 1,026 | 9 | 1,040 | 1,050 | 1,060 | |||||
| Romania, metallurgical gradee | 15,000 | 15,000 | -- | r, 9 | -- | r, 9 | -- | ||||
| Russia | 170,000 | e | 226,400 | 245,500 | 210,000 | e | 180,000 | ||||
| South Africa:e, 13 | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 221,000 | 9 | 250,000 | 252,000 | 240,000 | r | 270,000 | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 14,000 | 9 | 15,000 | 14,000 | 16,000 | r | 15,000 | ||||
| Total | 235,000 | 9 | 265,000 | 266,000 | 256,000 | r | 285,000 | ||||
| Spain: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 129,195 | 135,505 | 133,495 | 139,500 | r | 140,000 | p | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 10,503 | 10,186 | r, e | 10,500 | r | 10,500 | r, p | 10,500 | |||
| Total | 139,698 | 145,691 | r | 143,995 | r | 150,000 | r | 150,500 | |||
| Tajikistane | 9,000 | 9,000 | 8,500 | r | 8,500 | r | 8,500 | ||||
| Thailand, metallurgical grade | 2,180 | 2,375 | 295 | 3,240 | r | 1,820 | 9 | ||||
| Turkey, metallurgical grade | 718 | 880 | 800 | 800 | 900 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 9�Continued | |||||||||||
| FLUORSPAR: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country and grade3, 4 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| United Kingdome | 56,000 | 50,080 | 9 | 60,980 | r, 9 | 60,000 | r | 40,000 | |||
| Grand total | 4,850,000 | 5,230,000 | 5,390,000 | r | 5,690,000 | r | 5,690,000 | ||||
| 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, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 6Mine closed in 2006. | |||||||||||
| 7Year beginning April 1 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 8Year beginning March 21 of that stated.� Data for 2003-05 are reported by Iranian Mines and Mining Development and Renovation� | |||||||||||
| Organization. | |||||||||||
| 9Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 10Data are reported by Servivio Geol�gico Mexicano. | |||||||||||
| 11Principally submetallurgical-grade material. | |||||||||||
| 12Data are in wet tons. | |||||||||||
| 13Based 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