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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| RHENIUM: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Kilograms) | ||||||||||
| Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Armenia | 800 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||
| Canada | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 1,700 | |||||
| Chile3 | 15,700 | 20,100 | 21,300 | 20,500 | 19,800 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 2,600 | 2,600 | 5,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | |||||
| Peru | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||
| Russia | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | |||||
| United States4 | 3,400 | 3,400 | 5,900 | 7,100 | 8,100 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | |||||
| Other | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| Total | 31,600 | 36,200 | 42,300 | 45,900 | 47,200 | |||||
| NA Not available.�� | ||||||||||
| 1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.��� | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through June 13, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 3Estimated rhenium recovered from roaster residues from Belgium, Chile, and Mexico. | ||||||||||
| 4Calculated rhenium contained in molybdenite concentrates.�� | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program