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| TABLE 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRON ORE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross weight2 | Metal content3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country4 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005e | ||||||||||||
| Algeria | 1,291 | 1,202 | 1,378 | 1,554 | r | 1,579 | 650 | 610 | 700 | 780 | r, e | 790 | ||||||||||
| Australia | 181,553 | 187,219 | r | 212,881 | r | 234,002 | r | 261,706 | 5 | 112,592 | 116,355 | r | 132,195 | r | 145,287 | r | 162,527 | 5 | ||||
| Austriae | 1,800 | 1,900 | 2,119 | 5 | 1,882 | r, 5 | 2,000 | 575 | 575 | 703 | 5 | 602 | r | 640 | ||||||||
| Azerbaijane | NA | (6) | 3 | 5 | 19 | r, 5 | 7 | 5 | NA | (6) | 2 | 10 | r | 4 | ||||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 264 | 212 | 127 | 300 | r, e | 3,000 | 132 | 106 | 63 | 150 | r, e | 1,500 | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 201,430 | 214,560 | 234,478 | r | 262,029 | r | 280,000 | p | 133,713 | 142,468 | 155,693 | 174,300 | r | 185,000 | p | |||||||
| Bulgaria | 464 | 373 | 466 | 83 | r | 80 | 148 | 119 | 127 | 27 | r | 26 | ||||||||||
| Canada7 | 27,119 | 30,902 | 33,322 | 28,596 | r | 30,125 | p | 17,274 | 19,684 | 20,993 | 18,016 | r | 18,980 | p | ||||||||
| Chile | 8,834 | 7,269 | 8,011 | 8,003 | r | 8,000 | 5,437 | 4,398 | 4,865 | 4,850 | r | 4,800 | ||||||||||
| Chinae, 8 | 220,000 | 231,000 | 261,000 | 320,000 | r | 420,000 | 72,600 | 76,200 | 86,000 | 105,000 | r | 138,000 | ||||||||||
| Colombia | 637 | 688 | 625 | 508 | r | 499 | 5 | 350 | 378 | 344 | e | 280 | r, e | 275 | ||||||||
| Egypt | 2,600 | 2,618 | r | 2,237 | r | 2,400 | r, e | 2,600 | 1,300 | 1,309 | r, e | 1,119 | r, e | 1,200 | r, e | 1,300 | ||||||
| Germany9 | 407 | e | 419 | e | 429 | e | 412 | 410 | 57 | r | 59 | r | 60 | r | 58 | r | 57 | |||||
| Greecee, 10 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | 575 | ||||||||||||
| Guatemala | 15 | e | 35 | 2 | r | 3 | r | 11 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 2 | r | 2 | r | 7 | ||||||
| India | 79,200 | 86,400 | 99,100 | 120,600 | 140,000 | 5 | 50,700 | 55,300 | 63,400 | 77,200 | e | 90,000 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 469 | 379 | 245 | 90 | 22 | 5 | 258 | e | 216 | e | 140 | e | 51 | e | 12 | |||||||
| Iran11 | 13,978 | r | 16,906 | r | 18,287 | r | 18,205 | r | 19,000 | 6,400 | r | 8,000 | r | 9,000 | r | 8,900 | r | 9,000 | ||||
| Japan | 1 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | (6) | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 14,140 | 15,423 | 19,281 | r | 18,726 | r | 16,470 | 5 | 8,000 | 8,700 | 10,933 | 10,600 | r | 9,300 | ||||||||
| Kenya | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | ||||||||||||
| Korea, Northe | 4,200 | 4,100 | 4,430 | 4,580 | 5,000 | 1,200 | 1,150 | 1,260 | 1,300 | 1,400 | ||||||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 195 | 365 | 289 | r | 328 | r | 305 | 5 | 109 | 164 | 125 | r | 138 | r | 131 | 5 | ||||||
| Macedoniae | 10 | r | 10 | r | 10 | r | 10 | r | 10 | 6 | r | 6 | r | 6 | r | 6 | r | 6 | ||||
| Malaysia | 376 | 404 | 597 | 664 | r | 650 | 241 | e | 259 | e | 382 | 424 | r | 416 | ||||||||
| Mauritania | 10,302 | 9,553 | 10,377 | r | 11,000 | r | 11,000 | 6,700 | 6,200 | 6,890 | r | 7,200 | r | 7,200 | ||||||||
| Mexico12 | 8,783 | 9,941 | r | 11,265 | r | 11,483 | r | 11,700 | 5,270 | 5,965 | 6,759 | 6,890 | 7,028 | 5 | ||||||||
| Morocco | 8 | 9 | 6 | r | 10 | r | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 | r, e | 5 | r, e | 5 | ||||||||
| New Zealand13 | 1,636 | 5 | 1,740 | 5 | 1,947 | 5 | 2,329 | r, 5 | 2,300 | 480 | 520 | 580 | e | 690 | r | 690 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 25 | 25 | -- | e | -- | e | -- | 9 | 9 | -- | e | -- | e | -- | ||||||||
| Norway | 500 | 515 | 500 | 600 | 620 | 340 | e | 350 | 340 | 408 | 420 | |||||||||||
| Peru | 4,564 | 4,594 | 5,229 | r | 6,439 | 6,895 | 5 | 3,087 | 3,105 | 3,542 | 4,247 | r | 4,565 | 5 | ||||||||
| Portugal14 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Romaniae | 292 | 341 | 304 | 305 | r | 300 | 76 | 89 | 5 | 82 | 5 | 74 | 5 | 70 | 5 | |||||||
| Russia | 82,500 | 84,236 | 91,760 | 96,980 | 96,764 | 5 | 48,000 | e | 49,000 | 53,000 | e | 56,200 | e | 56,100 | ||||||||
| Slovakia | 435 | 326 | 287 | r | 305 | r | 300 | 152 | 114 | 100 | r, e | 107 | r, e | 105 | ||||||||
| South Africa15 | 34,757 | 36,484 | 38,086 | 39,322 | r | 39,542 | 5 | 22,240 | 23,350 | 24,000 | e | 24,800 | e | 24,900 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 19,486 | 5 | 20,300 | 21,500 | 22,300 | 23,300 | 12,811 | 5 | 13,400 | 5 | 14,100 | 14,700 | 15,300 | |||||||||
| Thailand | (6) | 570 | 10 | 136 | 220 | 5 | (6) | 285 | 5 | e | 68 | r, e | 116 | 5 | ||||||||
| Tunisia | 204 | 198 | 164 | 244 | 206 | 5 | 109 | e | 105 | 87 | e | 129 | 110 | |||||||||
| Turkey | 3,932 | 3,433 | 3,429 | 3,857 | 4,000 | 5 | 2,100 | e | 1,830 | r, e | 1,830 | r, e | 2,060 | r, e | 2,150 | |||||||
| Uganda | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||||||
| Ukraine | 54,650 | 58,900 | 62,498 | 65,550 | 68,570 | 5 | 30,000 | e | 32,300 | 34,300 | e | 36,000 | e | 37,700 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | ||||||||||
| United States | 46,192 | 51,570 | 48,554 | 54,724 | 54,329 | 5 | 29,263 | 32,499 | 30,590 | 34,460 | 34,202 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Venezuela16 | 16,902 | 16,684 | 17,954 | 19,196 | r | 20,000 | 10,817 | 11,092 | r | 11,936 | r | 12,669 | r | 13,000 | ||||||||
| Vietnam | 400 | r | 430 | r | 540 | r | 650 | r | 700 | 220 | r | 236 | r | 300 | r | 360 | r | 385 | ||||
| Zimbabwe | 361 | 272 | 367 | 283 | r | 377 | 5 | 180 | r, e | 136 | r, e | 180 | r, e | 154 | r, e | 200 | ||||||
| Total | 1,046,430 | r | 1,104,022 | r | 1,215,610 | r | 1,360,221 | r | 1,534,121 | 584,192 | r | 617,249 | r | 677,315 | r | 750,981 | r | 828,996 | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| TABLE 16�Continued | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRON ORE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| eEstimated.� pPreliminary. �rRevised.� NA Not available.� -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Table includes data available through July 16, 2006. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Insofar as availability of sources permit, gross weight in this table represent the nonduplicative sum of marketable direct-shipping iron ores and iron ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| concentrates; iron agglomerates produced from imported iron ores have been excluded under the assumption that the ore from which such materials are produced | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| has been credited as marketable ore in the country where it was mined. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Data represent actual reported weight of contained metal or are calculated from reported metal content.� Estimated figures are based on latest available iron | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| content reported, except for the following countries for which grades are U.S. Geological Survey estimates:� Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, North Korea, and Ukraine. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4In addition to the countries listed, Cuba may also produce iron ore, but definitive information on output levels, if any, is not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6Less than � unit. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7Series represented gross weight and metal content of usable iron ore (including byproduct ore) actually produced, natural weight. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8China's gross weight iron ore production figures are significantly higher than that of other countries, because China reports crude ore production only with an | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| average iron content of 33%, whereas other countries report production of usable ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9Iron ore is used domestically as an additive in cement and other construction materials but is of too low a grade to use in the steel industry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10Nickeliferous iron ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12Gross weight calculated from reported iron content based on grade of 60% iron. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13Concentrates from titaniferous magnetite beach sands. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14Includes manganiferous iron ore. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15Includes magnetite ore as follows, in thousand metric tons:� 2001�2,552; 2002�2,557; 2003�2,307; 2004�2,893; and 2005�2,900. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16Offical data reported by the Ministerio de la Industria B�sica y Miner�a (formerly Ministerio de Energ�a y Minas), may differ from those published by Venezuela's | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| only producer C.V.G. Ferrominera Orinoco CA. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program