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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| MERCURY:� WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country� | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | |||||
| Algeria | 307 | 176 | 73 | (4) | e | NA | ||||
| Chinae | 495 | r | 610 | 1,140 | 1,100 | 1,100 | ||||
| Finland | 51 | 25 | 24 | 20 | r | 20 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | 300 | 300 | 300 | 200 | 250 | |||||
| Mexicoe | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |||||
| Moroccoe | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Russiae | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Spain | 727 | r | 907 | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | |
| Tajikistane | 20 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |||||
| United States5 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Total | 1,980 | r | 2,120 | r | 1,640 | r | 1,430 | 1,480 | ||
| 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. | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through April 29, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 3Canada, Chile, and Peru were believed to produce byproduct mercury, but information on their production was� | ||||||||||
| inadequate to make reliable estimates. | ||||||||||
| 4Less than � unit. | ||||||||||
| 5Data on byproduct mercury are not available. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program