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| RARE EARTHS: ESTIMATED WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons of rare earth oxide equivalent) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |||||
| Brazil | 527 | 4 | 645 | 4 | 460 | r, 4 | 170 | r | 140 | |
| China | 133,000 | 120,000 | 125,000 | 129,000 | 120,000 | |||||
| India | 2,700 | - | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,700 | 2,800 | ||||
| Kyrgyzstan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Malaysia | 430 | - | 380 | 120 | r | 13 | r | 400 | ||
| Total | 137,000 | 124,000 | 128,000 | 132,000 | 123,000 | |||||
| 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 October 4, 2011. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, rare-earth minerals are thought to be produced in some Commonwealth of- | ||||||||||
| Independent States countries besides Kyrgyzstan and in Indonesia, Nigeria, North Korea, and Vietnam, but- | ||||||||||
| information is inadequate for formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
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