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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| RHENIUM: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Kilograms) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
| Armenia | 254 | 4 | 293 | 4 | 298 | 4 | 351 | 4 | 350 | |
| Chile5 | 24,000 | 27,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | |||||
| China | 2,100 | 2,200 | 2,300 | 2,350 | 2,400 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 300 | 1,000 | |||||
| Poland6 | 6,000 | 4 | 8,075 | 4 | 7,530 | 4 | 7,600 | 4 | 8,900 | |
| United States7 | 8,610 | 7,910 | 7,110 | 8,510 | 7,900 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 1,200 | 1,200 | 900 | 900 | 1,000 | |||||
| Other8 | 1,500 | 1,200 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 1,800 | |||||
| Total | 46,700 | r | 50,900 | r | 46,600 | r | 47,000 | r | 49,400 | |
| rRevised.- | ||||||||||
| 1Totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through September 26, 2016. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Russia also produced rhenium but output was not officially reported, and available general information- | ||||||||||
| was inadequate for the formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | ||||||||||
| 5Includes rhenium contained in molybdenum concentrates from Belgium, Mexico, Peru, and the United States that were processed at | ||||||||||
| Molibdenos y Metales S.A. in Chile. | ||||||||||
| 6Based on information from KGHM Ecoren S.A. Calculations based on 69.2% rhenium content of ammonium perrhenate. | ||||||||||
| 7Calculated rhenium contained in molybdenite concentrates.- | ||||||||||
| 8Includes estimates for Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Mongolia. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
