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NATURAL IRON OXIDE PIGMENTS:ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons)
 
Country3   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006  
Austria 5,000 5,000 4,000 4,000 4,000
Brazil   2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Cyprus, umber   8,200 4 11,900 4 12,000 12,000 12,000
France��   1,000   1,000   1,000   1,000   1,000  
Germany   4,000 r 4,000 r 4,000 r 4,000 r 4,000  
Guatemala   35,226 4 2,276 4 2,823 4 6,041 4 6,000  
Honduras   71,000   71,000   71,000   71,000   71,000  
India, ocher   360,000   365,000   360,000   360,000   360,000  
Iran��   2,300 4 2,300 2,500 2,500 2,600
Italy��   500 500   500   500   500  
Pakistan, ocher   5,000 r 5,000 r 5,000 r 5,500 r 5,500  
Paraguay, ocher��   300 250   250   250 250
South Africa   252 4 764 4 512 4 510 r, 4 590 4
Spain, ocher   140,000 r 174,153 r, 4 138,050 r, 4 140,000 r 140,000
Turkey   580   560   640   780   880  
United States   W   W   W   W   W  
rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.��
1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
2Table includes data available through June 4, 2007.
3In addition to the countries listed, a number of others undoubtedly produce iron oxide pigments, but output is not
reported and no basis is available for formulating estimates of output levels. Such countries include Azerbaijan,
China, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. Unreported output is probably substantial.
4Reported figure.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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