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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| MAGNESITE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| Australia | 472,668 | 473,983 | 474,000 | 446,000 | r | 450,000 | |||||
| Austria, crude | 767,000 | 715,000 | 694,000 | 700,000 | 700,000 | ||||||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 306,444 | 366,174 | 386,759 | 323,902 | r | 324,000 | p | ||||
| Canadae, 3 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 4,900,000 | r | 6,500,000 | r | 6,600,000 | r | 6,700,000 | r | 6,800,000 | ||
| Colombiae | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | 10,500 | ||||||
| Greece, crude | 549,049 | r | 499,474 | r | 475,670 | r | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||
| Indiae | 380,000 | 370,000 | 380,000 | 370,000 | 360,000 | ||||||
| Iran | 87,795 | 88,194 | 114,708 | r | 110,000 | r, e | 110,000 | ||||
| Korea, Northe | 1,000,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 2,645 | 6,074 | 3,029 | 4,000 | e | 4,200 | |||||
| Poland, concentrate | 27,200 | r | 57,900 | r | 50,000 | r | 50,000 | r, e | 50,000 | ||
| Russiae | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,200,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
| Serbia, crudee | 24,000 | r, 4 | 20,000 | r, 4 | 20,000 | r, 4 | 20,000 | r | 20,000 | ||
| Slovakia, concentrate | 397,259 | r | 404,776 | r | 447,700 | r | 555,710 | r | 600,000 | ||
| South Africa | 86,100 | 65,900 | 54,800 | 73,300 | r | 73,000 | |||||
| Spain | 517,030 | 567,504 | 485,800 | 500,000 | e | 500,000 | |||||
| Turkey, run-of-mine | 3,224,278 | 3,732,952 | 2,372,206 | r | 2,088,033 | r | 2,100,000 | ||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 1,333 | 749 | 893 | 900 | e | 500 | |||||
| Total | 14,100,000 | r | 16,500,000 | r | 15,100,000 | r | 15,000,000 | r | 15,200,000 | ||
| 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, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 3Magnesitic dolomite and brucite.� | |||||||||||
| 4Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program