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| TABLE 14 | |||||||||||
| LEAD:� WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Algeria, secondarye | 6,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 11,011 | 11,111 | 10,607 | r | 12,064 | r | 12,000 | ||||
| Secondary | 30,300 | 48,000 | 35,000 | e | 35,000 | e | 35,000 | e | |||
| Total | 41,311 | 59,111 | 45,607 | r | 47,064 | r | 47,000 | ||||
| Australia: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 270,000 | 232,000 | 230,000 | 206,000 | r | 202,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 25,000 | 36,000 | 33,000 | 27,000 | e | 25,000 | e | ||||
| Total | 295,000 | 268,000 | 263,000 | 233,000 | r | 227,000 | |||||
| Austria, secondarye | 18,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | ||||||
| Belgium:e | |||||||||||
| Primary4 | 45,000 | 43,000 | 63,400 | 34,000 | 97,200 | ||||||
| Secondary | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Total | 65,000 | 63,000 | 83,400 | 54,000 | 117,000 | ||||||
| Bolivia | 50 | 84 | 33 | 500 | e | 500 | e | ||||
| Brazil, secondary | 128,610 | 137,121 | 104,904 | 110,000 | e | 110,000 | e | ||||
| Bulgaria:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 64,000 | r | 59,000 | r | 83,500 | r | 74,300 | r | 85,000 | ||
| Secondary | 9,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Total | 73,000 | r | 69,000 | r | 93,500 | r | 84,300 | r | 95,000 | ||
| Burma, primary | 888 | 289 | 907 | 537 | r | 500 | e | ||||
| Canada: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 118,506 | 131,717 | 109,795 | 110,000 | 110,000 | e | |||||
| Secondary | 104,927 | 109,453 | 119,613 | 125,000 | 120,000 | e | |||||
| Total | 223,433 | 241,170 | 229,408 | 235,000 | 230,000 | e | |||||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 1,290,000 | 1,510,000 | r | 1,850,000 | r | 2,130,000 | r | 2,200,000 | |||
| Secondary | 290,000 | 430,000 | 537,000 | 590,000 | r | 800,000 | |||||
| Total | 1,580,000 | 1,940,000 | r | 2,390,000 | r | 2,720,000 | r | 3,000,000 | |||
| Colombia, secondarye | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 10,000 | r | 10,000 | |||||
| Czech Republic, secondarye | 26,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 26,100 | r, 5 | 26,000 | |||||
| El Salvador, secondary | 8,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | e | |||
| Estonia, secondary | -- | 3,000 | 7,000 | e | 9,000 | r | 10,000 | ||||
| France: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 1,535 | r | -- | -- | 4,000 | 4,000 | e | ||||
| Secondary | 95,155 | r | 105,600 | r | 104,979 | r | 100,195 | r | 100,200 | ||
| Total | 96,690 | r | 105,600 | r | 104,979 | r | 104,195 | r | 104,200 | ||
| Germany: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 132,155 | 115,869 | 118,778 | 100,450 | r | 100,000 | e | ||||
| Secondary | 224,700 | 243,304 | 229,332 | 220,000 | 220,000 | e | |||||
| Total | 356,855 | 359,173 | 348,110 | 320,450 | r | 320,000 | e | ||||
| Greece, secondary | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | e | 5,000 | e | 5,000 | e | |||
| India: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 77,500 | 40,000 | 56,000 | 77,700 | r | 88,800 | |||||
| Secondary | 41,000 | 25,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Total | 118,500 | 65,000 | 91,000 | 112,700 | r | 123,800 | |||||
| Indonesia, secondary | 18,500 | 20,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 18,500 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 14�Continued | |||||||||||
| LEAD:� WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Iran:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 11,342 | 5 | 17,857 | 5 | 21,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||
| Secondary | 47,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Total | 58,342 | 5 | 67,857 | 5 | 71,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||
| Ireland, secondarye | 9,000 | 19,600 | 20,000 | 22,000 | 22,500 | ||||||
| Israel, secondary | 25,000 | 27,000 | 28,000 | r | 25,000 | r | 25,000 | e | |||
| Italy: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 48,000 | 40,000 | 49,500 | 34,600 | r | 45,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 198,000 | r, e | 162,000 | 162,000 | 155,900 | r | 165,000 | ||||
| Total | 246,000 | r | 202,000 | 211,500 | 190,500 | r | 210,000 | ||||
| Japan: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 105,460 | 94,272 | 106,638 | 108,271 | 104,527 | ||||||
| Secondary | 189,831 | 188,603 | 167,980 | 171,143 | 171,795 | ||||||
| Total | 295,291 | 282,875 | 274,618 | 279,414 | 276,322 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan, primary and secondary | 133,178 | r | 157,016 | r | 135,446 | r | 115,974 | r | 117,641 | ||
| Kenya, secondary | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | e | 1,000 | e | 1,000 | e | |||
| Korea, North, primary and secondarye | 7,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 169,297 | 173,609 | 180,784 | 163,370 | r | 176,000 | e | ||||
| Secondarye | 60,000 | 55,780 | 5 | 55,800 | 56,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Total | 229,297 | 229,389 | 236,584 | 219,370 | r | 236,000 | e | ||||
| Macedonia:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 6,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Secondary | 4,000 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Total | 10,000 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Malaysia, secondarye, 6 | 57,000 | 54,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 73,000 | ||||||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||
| Primary7 | 137,482 | 107,414 | 116,539 | 102,498 | r | 102,000 | e | ||||
| Secondarye | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
| Total | 247,482 | 217,414 | 226,539 | 212,498 | r | 212,000 | e | ||||
| Morocco: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 61,473 | 35,000 | 35,000 | e | 38,000 | e | 45,000 | e | |||
| Secondarye | 3,000 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 5 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||
| Total | 64,473 | 38,000 | 39,000 | e | 41,000 | e | 48,000 | e | |||
| Netherlands, secondarye | 17,000 | 17,000 | 20,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| New Zealand, secondarye | 8,000 | 8,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Nigeria, secondarye | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan, secondarye | 2,330 | 3,000 | 3,200 | 3,100 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Peru, primary | 112,289 | 118,970 | 122,079 | 120,311 | 116,774 | ||||||
| Philippines, secondarye | 27,000 | 5 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 29,000 | r | 30,000 | ||||
| Poland:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 32,000 | 32,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 42,000 | 42,000 | 59,600 | 59,600 | 60,000 | ||||||
| Total | 74,000 | 74,000 | 87,600 | 87,600 | 88,000 | ||||||
| Portugal, secondarye | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 14�Continued | |||||||||||
| LEAD:� WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Romania:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 23,100 | 32,600 | 32,900 | 28,100 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 5,000 | 5,000 | r | 5,000 | r | 5,000 | r | 5,000 | |||
| Total | 28,100 | 37,600 | r | 37,900 | r | 33,100 | r | 33,000 | |||
| Russia, primary and secondarye | 66,000 | 70,000 | 66,000 | 78,000 | 94,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia, secondary | 25,000 | 32,000 | 36,000 | 38,000 | e | 38,000 | e | ||||
| Serbia, primary and secondarye | 500 | 8 | 800 | 8 | 700 | 8 | 700 | 700 | |||
| Slovenia, secondarye | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,400 | r | 15,500 | |||||
| South Africa, secondary | 64,900 | 64,100 | 65,300 | 67,000 | e | 67,000 | e | ||||
| Spain, secondarye | 102,000 | 105,000 | 110,000 | 131,000 | 130,000 | ||||||
| Sweden:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 24,200 | 21,500 | 5 | 27,400 | 26,000 | 26,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 52,000 | 52,000 | 5 | 45,600 | 40,000 | 40,000 | |||||
| Total | 76,200 | 73,500 | 5 | 73,000 | 66,000 | 66,000 | |||||
| Switzerland, secondarye | 8,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,600 | 5 | 9,000 | |||||
| Taiwan, secondary | 56,000 | 56,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | ||||||
| Thailand, secondary | 45,300 | 57,500 | 61,200 | 61,200 | e | 61,200 | e | ||||
| Trinidad and Tobago, secondarye | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Tunisia, secondarye | 3,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 8,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Turkey, secondarye | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Ukraine, secondarye | 7,000 | 7,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | |||
| United Arab Emirates, secondarye | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 196,000 | r | 125,938 | 161,350 | r | 163,700 | r | 150,000 | |||
| Secondary | 169,574 | 120,000 | 143,000 | 144,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Total | 365,574 | r | 245,938 | 304,350 | r | 307,700 | r | 300,000 | |||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 245,000 | 148,000 | 143,000 | 153,000 | 123,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 1,140,000 | 1,130,000 | 1,150,000 | 1,160,000 | 1,180,000 | ||||||
| Total | 1,380,000 | 1,280,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,310,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||
| Venezuela, secondarye | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Zambia, secondarye | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Grand total | 6,990,000 | r | 7,070,000 | 7,640,000 | r | 7,890,000 | r | 8,280,000 | |||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 3,180,000 | r | 3,090,000 | 3,550,000 | r | 3,740,000 | r | 3,870,000 | |||
| Secondary | 3,600,000 | r | 3,740,000 | 3,880,000 | r | 3,950,000 | r | 4,190,000 | |||
| Undifferentiated | 207,000 | r | 237,000 | r | 211,000 | r | 204,000 | r | 222,000 | ||
| eEstimated. 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 June 26, 2008. Data included represent the total output of refined lead by each� | |||||||||||
| country, whether derived from ores and concentrates (primary) or scrap (secondary), and include the lead content of | |||||||||||
| antimonial lead but exclude, to the extent possible, simple remelting of scrap. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Egypt and Iraq produced secondary lead, but output is not officially reported; available� | |||||||||||
| general information is inadequate for the formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Derived by calculating reported total lead output plus exports of lead bullion minus imports of lead bullion. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Metal Reclamation Industries' secondary lead smelter is receiving some primary mine concentrates from the Magellan Mine��� | |||||||||||
| (Australia). The ore minerals are lead oxides and can be smelted at a secondary smelter. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes lead content in antimonial lead. | |||||||||||
| 8Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union.���� | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program