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MAGNESIUM: ESTIMATED PRIMARY WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons)-
 
Country   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015  
Brazil 16,000   16,000   16,000   16,000   15,000
China 675,000 698,000 770,000 874,000 852,000 3
Israel3 26,300 27,300 27,400 26,000 19,300
Kazakhstan4 21,400 r 21,200 r 13,000 r 9,500 r 8,100
Korea, Republic of -- 2,500 7,500 10,000 10,000
Malaysia 200 3 -- 3 150 -- --
Russia4 58,000 r 65,000 r 66,000 r 62,000 r 60,000
Serbia -- r -- r -- r -- r --
Turkey -- -- -- -- 200
Ukraine4 9,000 r 10,300 r 9,400 r 7,200 r 7,700
United States W   W   W   W   W
Total   806,000 r 840,000 r 909,000 r 1,000,000 r 972,000  
rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in -Total.- -- Zero.
1Totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes data available through October 4, 2016.
3Reported figure.
4Includes magnesium consumed for titanium sponge production.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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