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FERROMANGANESE AND SILICOMANGANESE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons, gross weight)
 
Country3   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
Argentina, electric furnace, silicomanganesee 5,000   5,000   5,000   5,000   5,000  
Australia, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 115,000 115,000 115,000 120,000 125,000
Silicomanganese 135,000 135,000 135,000 140,000 140,000
Total 250,000   250,000   250,000   260,000   265,000  
Brazil, electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 108,537 r 176,076 r 204,216 r, 4 182,400 r, 4 280,770 4
Silicomanganese 190,463 r 261,924 r 303,784 r, 4 297,600 r, 4 292,230 4
Total 299,000 r 438,000 r 508,000 r, 4 480,000 r, 4 573,000 4
China:e
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 500,000 550,000 590,000 500,000 r 500,000
Electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 490,000 700,000 1,120,000 1,150,000 r 1,300,000
Silicomanganese 1,580,000 1,800,000 2,600,000 3,000,000 r 3,800,000
Total 2,570,000   3,050,000   4,310,000   4,650,000 r 5,600,000  
Egypt, electric furnace, ferromanganesee 30,000   30,000   30,000   30,000   30,000  
France:
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 163,000 r 162,000 r -- -- --
Electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 100,000 r 120,000 r 110,000 r 113,000 r 139,000
Silicomanganese5 66,215 r 60,700 64,100 r 52,300 r 63,300
Total 329,215 r 342,700 r 174,000 r 165,000 r 202,000  
Georgia, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 4,200 r 12,400 r 12,800 r 13,900 r 5,130
Silicomanganese 30,400 r 50,900 r 98,800 r 109,000 r 117,000  
Total 34,600 r 63,300 r 112,000 r 123,000 r 122,000  
India, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 165,000 165,000 170,000 170,000 180,000
Silicomanganese 150,000 160,000 160,000 170,000 180,000
Total 315,000   325,000   330,000   340,000   360,000  
Indonesia, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 12,000
Silicomanganese 7,000 7,000 7,000 4,000 5,000
Total 19,000   19,000   19,000   16,000   17,000  
Italy, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Silicomanganese 100,000 r 100,000 r 100,000 r 100,000 r 100,000
Total 140,000 r 140,000 r 140,000 r 140,000 r 140,000  
Japan, electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 356,717 371,831 437,389 4 448,616 4 406,489 4
Silicomanganese 70,965 58,043 73,041 4 94,725 4 59,604 4
Total 427,682   429,874   510,430 4 543,341 4 466,093 4
Kazakhstan, electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 2,278 1,931 2,000 2,100 2,100
Silicomanganese 164,000 178,920 155,324 4 170,214 4 220,000
Total 166,278   180,851   157,324 4 172,314 4 222,000  
Korea, North, electric furnace, ferromanganesee -- r -- r -- r -- r --  
Korea, Republic of, electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 136,514 r 141,480 r 165,525 4 124,434 r, 4 165,000
Silicomanganese 93,622 r 90,942 r 82,917 4 74,193 r, 4 80,000
Total 230,136 r 232,422 r 248,442 4 198,627 r, 4 245,000  
Mexico, electric furnace:6
Ferromanganese 38,532 55,903 72,471 4 89,641 4 90,000
Silicomanganese 73,263 81,223 103,206 4 104,780 4 105,000
Total 111,795   137,126   175,677 4 194,421 4 195,000  
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 8�Continued
FERROMANGANESE AND SILICOMANGANESE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons, gross weight)
 
Country3   2002   2003   2004e   2005e   2006e  
Norway, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 240,000 245,000 245,000 250,000 245,000
Silicomanganese 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000
Total 470,000   475,000   475,000   480,000   475,000  
Poland:
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 600 1,000 46,900 r, 4 7,800 r, 4 10,000
Electric furnace, silicomanganese 7,338 r 5,000 r 29,600 r, 4 10,242 r, 4 80,000
Total 7,938 r 6,000 r 76,500 r, 4 18,042 r, 4 90,000  
Romania, electric furnace, silicomanganese 84,720   141,899   194,945 4 200,000   200,000  
Russia:e
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 105,000 101,000 108,000 108,000 125,000
Electric furnace, silicomanganese 127,000 83,000 143,000 145,000 170,000
Total 232,000   184,000   251,000   253,000   295,000  
Slovakia, electric furnace:
Ferromanganesee 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
Silicomanganese 62,084 r 52,733 r 64,842 r, 4 65,000 r 65,000
Total 82,084 r 72,733 r 84,842 r, 4 85,000 r 85,000  
South Africa, electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 618,954 607,362 611,914 r, 4 570,574 r, 4 670,000
Silicomanganese 315,802 313,152 340,000 280,000 330,000
Total 934,756   920,514   951,914 r, 4 850,574 r, 4 1,000,000  
Spain, electric furnace:e
Ferromanganese 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Silicomanganese 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Total 110,000   110,000   110,000   110,000   110,000  
Ukraine:
Blast furnace, ferromanganesee 85,000 85,000 79,000 30,000 30,000
Electric furnace:
Ferromanganese 250,617 250,000 e 375,990 4 359,000 r, 4 373,000 4
Silicomanganese 732,592 740,000 e 1,060,000 4 1,040,000 r, 4 1,168,000 4
Total 1,068,209   1,080,000 e 1,514,990 4 1,429,000 r, 4 1,571,000 4
United States, electric furnace, ferromanganese7 W   W   W   W   W  
Venezuela, electric furnace:
Ferromanganesee 12,000 4 12,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
Silicomanganese 36,974 30,632 35,000 35,000 35,000
Total   48,974   42,632   50,000   50,000   50,000  
Grand total 7,970,000 r 8,670,000 r 10,700,000 10,800,000 r 12,300,000
Of which:
Blast furnace, ferromanganese 854,000 r 899,000 r 824,000 r 646,000 r 665,000
Electric furnace, excluding United States:
Ferromanganese8 2,750,000 r 3,090,000 r 3,770,000 r 3,720,000 r 4,110,000
Silicomanganese9   4,360,000 r 4,690,000 r 6,090,000 r 6,430,000 r 7,550,000  
eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Grand total." -- 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 July 20, 2007.
3In addition to the countries listed, Iran is believed to have produced ferromanganese and silicomanganese, but production information is inadequate
for the formulation of estimates of output levels.
4Reported figure.
5Includes silicospiegeleisen, if any.
6Salable products from C�a Minera Autl�n S.A. de C.V.
7U.S. output of ferromanganese includes silicomanganese.
8Ferromanganese includes silicomanganese, if any, for North Korea.
9Includes silicospiegeleisen, if any, for France.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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