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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||
| MANGANESE ORE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | ||||||||||||
| Mn content, | ||||||||||||
| Country3 | percentagee, 4 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Australia:5 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 2,069 | 2,187 | 2,555 | 3,381 | 4,000 | |||||||
| Mn content | 37-53 | 948 | 983 | 1,247 | 1,327 | 1,450 | ||||||
| Brazil:6 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 1,970 | 2,529 | 2,544 | 3,143 | r | 3,150 | ||||||
| Mn content | 37-51 | 988 | 1,095 | 1,286 | 1,346 | r | 1,592 | |||||
| China:e, 7, 8 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 4,300 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 5,500 | r | 5,500 | ||||||
| Mn content | 20-30 | 860 | 900 | 920 | 1,100 | r | 1,100 | |||||
| Gabon:9 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 1,791 | 1,856 | 2,000 | 2,460 | r | 2,500 | ||||||
| Mn contente | 45-53 | 830 | 810 | 873 | 1,090 | 1,290 | ||||||
| Ghana: | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 1,077 | 1,136 | 1,509 | 1,624 | 1,915 | |||||||
| Mn contente | 32-34 | 344 | 363 | 480 | 525 | 613 | ||||||
| India:e, 10 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 1,600 | 1,700 | 1,650 | 1,700 | 1,750 | |||||||
| Mn content | 10-54 | 600 | 630 | 620 | 630 | 640 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan, crude ore: | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 1,387 | 1,792 | 2,361 | 2,318 | r | 2,208 | ||||||
| Mn contente | 20-30 | 350 | 440 | 580 | 570 | r | 540 | |||||
| Mexico:11 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 277 | 245 | r | 320 | r | 377 | r | 470 | ||||
| Mn content | 36-37r | 100 | 88 | 115 | r | 136 | 180 | |||||
| South Africa:9 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 3,266 | 3,322 | 3,501 | 4,207 | 4,612 | |||||||
| Mn content | 30-48+ | 1,479 | 1,504 | 1,585 | 1,905 | 2,100 | ||||||
| Ukraine: | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 2,700 | 2,470 | 2,591 | 2,362 | 2,260 | |||||||
| Mn contente | 30-35 | 930 | 840 | 880 | 810 | 770 | ||||||
| Other:e, 12 | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 490 | 478 | r | 484 | r | 651 | r | 762 | ||||
| Mn content | XX | 142 | r | 143 | r | 137 | r | 191 | r | 239 | ||
| Total: | ||||||||||||
| Gross weight | 20,900 | 22,200 | 24,100 | 27,700 | r | 29,100 | ||||||
| Mn content | XX | 7,570 | r | 7,800 | 8,720 | r | 9,630 | r | 10,500 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. XX Not applicable. | ||||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through July 21, 2006. Data pertain to concentrates or comparable shipping product, except that in a few | ||||||||||||
| instances, the best data available appear to be for crude ore, possibly after some upgrading. | ||||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Cuba, Panama, and Sudan may have produced manganese ore and/or manganiferous ore, but available | ||||||||||||
| information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||||
| 4May be average content of each year's production rather than for content of typical products. | ||||||||||||
| 5Metallurgical ore. | ||||||||||||
| 6Production of beneficiated ore as reported in the Mineral Summary for each year listed, as published by the National Department of | ||||||||||||
| Mineral Production, Brasilia, Brazil. | ||||||||||||
| 7Includes manganiferous ore. | ||||||||||||
| 8The International Manganese Institute estimated Chinese manganese ore production, in gross weight and Mn content, respectively, to be | ||||||||||||
| as follows: 2004�8,500,000 metric tons (t) and 1,700,000 t; and 2005�12,000,000 t and 2,400,000 t. | ||||||||||||
| 9Calculated metal content includes allowance for assumed moisture content. Includes ore and sinter. | ||||||||||||
| 10Much of India's production grades below 35% Mn; content averaged 38.3% Mn for fiscal years 2001-02 through 2005-06. | ||||||||||||
| 11Mostly oxide nodules; may include smaller quantities of direct-shipping carbonate and oxide ores for metallurgical and battery operations. | ||||||||||||
| 12Category represents the combined totals of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Georgia, | ||||||||||||
| Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Italy (from wastes), Morocco, Namibia, Romania, Russia (crude ore), Thailand, and Turkey. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program