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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||||
| MAGNESITE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Australia | 484,498 | 472,668 | 473,983 | r | 474,000 | r | 475,000 | ||||
| Austria, crudee | 728,000 | r | 767,000 | r | 715,000 | r | 694,000 | r | 700,000 | ||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 302,230 | 306,444 | 366,174 | 386,759 | r | 386,800 | p | ||||
| Canadae, 3 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 4,560,000 | 4,600,000 | 4,650,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,750,000 | ||||||
| Colombiae | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | ||||||
| Greece, crude | 553,700 | r | 549,000 | r | 499,500 | r | 475,700 | r | 500,000 | ||
| Indiae | 380,000 | 380,000 | 370,000 | 380,000 | r | 370,000 | |||||
| Iran | 128,565 | 87,795 | 88,194 | 88,000 | e | 90,000 | |||||
| Korea, Northe | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 4,637 | r | 2,645 | r | 6,074 | r | 3,029 | r | 4,000 | ||
| Poland, concentrate | 22,100 | 22,000 | 22,000 | e | 20,000 | e | 20,000 | ||||
| Russiae | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro, crudee | 33,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| Slovakia, concentrate | 929,630 | 993,900 | 930,000 | r | 397,259 | r | 400,000 | ||||
| South Africa | 87,200 | 86,100 | 65,900 | 54,800 | r | 55,000 | |||||
| Spain | 637,024 | r | 517,030 | r | 567,504 | r | 485,800 | r | 500,000 | ||
| Turkey, run-of-mine | 3,044,440 | 3,224,278 | 3,732,952 | 3,400,000 | e | 3,200,000 | |||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2,366 | 1,333 | 749 | 893 | 900 | ||||||
| Total | 14,100,000 | r | 14,400,000 | r | 15,100,000 | r | 14,100,000 | r | 14,100,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total." | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Figures represent crude salable magnesite. In addition to the countries listed, Bulgaria produced magnesite, but output is not reported quantitatively, | |||||||||||
| and available information is inadequate for formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. Table includes data available through May 15, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3Magnesitic dolomite and brucite. Figures are estimated on the basis of reported tonnage dollar value. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program