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TABLE 4
MERCURY:- WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons)
 
Country3   2009   2010   2011   2012   2013e  
Chile4 88 176 90 52 50
Chinae 1,430 1,600 1,500 1,350 1,600
Finland 6 r 9 r -- r -- r --
Kyrgyzstan 140 r 99 r 113 r 75 r 100
Mexicoe, 5 15 r 15 r -- r -- r --
Moroccoe 10 10 9 r 8 r 5
Peru, exports4 107 r 159 r 53 r 17 r 45
Russiae 50 50 50 50 50
Tajikistane 30 30 30 32 r 32
United States4 NA NA NA NA NA
Total   1,880 r 2,150 r 1,850 r 1,580 r 1,880  
eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available.
1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Includes data available through May 6, 2014.
3Canada and Spain are thought to produce byproduct mercury, but information on production is inadequate to
make reliable estimates.
4Byproduct mercury.
5Beginning in 2012, data for Mexico are obtained by substracting imports from Mexicoʼs exports, because the Servico
Geol-gico Mexicano and the Secretar-a de Econom-a no longer publish production data for Mexico.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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