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| TABLE 13 | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION OF LEAD IN CONCENTRATE, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Algeria | 1,105 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Argentina | 12,011 | 12,079 | 9,551 | 10,683 | r | 11,000 | |||||
| Australia | 694,000 | r | 688,000 | r | 674,000 | r | 767,000 | r | 686,000 | ||
| Bolivia | 9,893 | 9,740 | 10,267 | 11,231 | r | 13,600 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 200 | 200 | 850 | r | 1,100 | r | 1,200 | ||||
| Brazil | 9,253 | 10,652 | 14,734 | 16,063 | r, p | 16,800 | |||||
| Bulgariae | 21,800 | 4 | 17,000 | 19,000 | r | 22,000 | r | 25,000 | |||
| Burmae | 2,000 | r | 2,000 | r | 2,000 | r | 2,000 | r | 2,000 | ||
| Canada | 97,178 | r | 81,264 | r | 76,730 | r | 79,252 | r | 82,000 | p | |
| Chile | 2,895 | 1,697 | 2,286 | 878 | 500 | ||||||
| Chinae | 641,000 | 955,000 | 998,000 | 1,140,000 | r | 1,200,000 | |||||
| Colombiae | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Ecuadore | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Georgiae | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | ||||||
| Greecee | 29,300 | 2,000 | -- | 1,500 | 10,500 | ||||||
| Honduras | 8,128 | 9,014 | 8,877 | 10,488 | 11,775 | 4 | |||||
| India | 34,000 | 44,000 | 51,300 | r | 60,400 | r | 67,000 | 4 | |||
| Irane, 5 | 19,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 23,000 | r, e | 24,000 | 4 | ||||
| Irelande | 32,000 | 50,000 | 65,915 | r, 4 | 63,800 | 62,000 | |||||
| Italye | 2,000 | r | 2,000 | r | 600 | r | 800 | r | 800 | ||
| Japan | 5,723 | 5,660 | 5,512 | 3,437 | 777 | 4 | |||||
| Kazakhstane | 40,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 48,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Northe | 10,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 28 | -- | 40 | 57 | r | 60 | |||||
| Macedonia | 3,500 | 2,600 | r | -- | e | -- | e | 15,600 | 4 | ||
| Mexico | 138,707 | 139,348 | 118,484 | 134,388 | r | 120,000 | |||||
| Morocco | 62,400 | 38,600 | 31,300 | e | 31,000 | e | 45,000 | ||||
| Namibia | 13,809 | 18,782 | 14,338 | 14,320 | 14,300 | ||||||
| Peru | 305,651 | r | 308,874 | r | 306,211 | 319,345 | 313,325 | 4 | |||
| Poland | 56,600 | 55,000 | r | 64,000 | r | 51,000 | r | 51,000 | |||
| Romania | 15,136 | 18,102 | 18,000 | e | 11,600 | r | 7,500 | 4 | |||
| Russiae | 19,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabiae | 60 | 60 | 30 | 30 | 40 | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro6 | -- | 1,500 | r | 900 | r | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | |||
| South Africa | 49,444 | 39,941 | 37,485 | 42,159 | 48,273 | p | |||||
| Spain | 6,171 | r | 1,765 | r | -- | -- | r | -- | |||
| Sweden | 44,000 | 51,000 | e | 55,000 | 61,000 | 76,800 | 4 | ||||
| Tajikistane | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| Thailand | 3,200 | -- | -- | e | -- | e | -- | ||||
| Tunisia | 5,081 | 5,000 | e | 5,470 | r | 8,708 | r | -- | |||
| Turkey | 17,352 | 17,500 | r | 18,650 | r | 21,000 | r, e | 21,000 | |||
| United Kingdome | 700 | r | 700 | r | 500 | r | 500 | r | 500 | ||
| United States | 451,000 | r | 460,000 | r | 445,000 | r | 437,000 | r | 429,000 | 4 | |
| Vietname | 1,100 | 1,100 | 2,750 | r, 4 | 3,300 | r, 4 | 3,500 | ||||
| Total | 2,870,000 | r | 3,160,000 | r | 3,170,000 | r | 3,450,000 | r | 3,470,000 | ||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 13 | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION OF LEAD IN CONCENTRATE, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through July 26, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, lead is also produced in Nigeria, but information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of | |||||||||||
| �output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6In June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence from each other and dissolved their union. Mineral� | |||||||||||
| production data for 2006, however, still reflect the unified country. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program