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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| PERLITE: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||
| Armenia | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | |||||
| Australia4 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 6,500 | 7,000 | 7,000 | |||||
| Georgia | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | |||||
| Greece5 | 525,000 | 525,000 | 525,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||||
| Hungary4 | 67,000 | 67,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | 65,000 | |||||
| Iran | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | r | 30,000 | ||||
| Italy | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | 60,000 | |||||
| Japan | 230,000 | 230,000 | 220,000 | 210,000 | 300,000 | |||||
| Mexico4 | 54,405 | 6 | 43,180 | 6 | 51,395 | 6 | 31,779 | r, 6 | 30,000 | |
| Philippines | 4,515 | 6 | 4,593 | 6 | 4,606 | 6 | 4,756 | r, 6 | 4,800 | |
| Slovakia | 20,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | |||||
| Turkey4 | 270,000 | 270,000 | 230,000 | 230,000 | 250,000 | |||||
| United States6, 7 | 409,000 | 434,000 | 348,000 | 414,000 | 420,000 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| Total | 1,760,000 | 1,780,000 | 1,650,000 | 1,660,000 | r | 1,770,000 | ||||
| rRevised. | ||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Unless otherwise stated, figures represent processed ore output. Table contains data available through May 26, 2012. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Djibouti started perlite production in 2009, and Algeria, Bulgaria, China, Cyprus, Iceland,- | ||||||||||
| Morocco, Mozambique, and Russia are thought to have produced perlite, but output is not reported, and available information | ||||||||||
| is inadequate to estimate output. | ||||||||||
| 4Crude ore. | ||||||||||
| 5Crude perlite screened and sold. | ||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | ||||||||||
| 7Processed ore sold and used by producers. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
