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| �TABLE 6 | ||||||||||
| RARE EARTHS:� ESTIMATED WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons of rare earth oxide equivalent) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | -- | 402 | 4 | 440 | ||||
| China | 80,600 | 88,000 | 92,000 | 98,000 | 119,000 | |||||
| Commonwealth of Independent States5 | NA | � | NA | � | NA | � | NA | � | NA | |
| India | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | |
| Kyrgyzstan: | ||||||||||
| Compounds | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Metals | 3,800 | 100 | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Other | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | NA | NA | |||||
| Malaysia | 351 | 4 | 240 | � | 360 | � | 800 | r | 750 | |
| United States6 | W | � | W | � | -- | � | -- | � | -- | |
| Total | 89,500 | � | 93,000 | � | 97,000 | � | 102,000 | r | 123,000 | |
| rRevised.� NA Not available.� W� Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total."� -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 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 June 13, 2006. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, rare-earth minerals are believed 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. | ||||||||||
| 5Does not include Kyrgyzstan; information is inadequate for formulation of reliable estimates for individual producing | ||||||||||
| countries, including Kazakhstan, Russia, and Ukraine. | ||||||||||
| 6Comprises only the rare earths derived from bastn�site. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program