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TABLE 6
SELENIUM: WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Kilograms, contained selenium)
 
Country3   2002   2003   2004   2005   2006e  
Belgiume 200,000   200,000   200,000   200,000   200,000  
Canada4 175,000   253,000   277,000   300,000   300,000 p
Chilee 80,000   83,000   82,000   84,000 r 84,000  
Finland 39,237   49,163   61,256   62,000   62,000  
Germanye 16,000   14,000   14,000   12,000 r 12,000  
Indiae, 5 11,500   12,000   12,000   13,000   13,000  
Japan 752,099   733,973   599,170   624,630 r 735,000  
Peru 49,700 r 47,800 r 51,900 r 48,800 r 49,800 p
Philippinese 55,000 r 45,000 r 48,000 r 68,000 r 65,000  
Serbia and Montenegro6 15,000 e 10,000   5,000 e --   --  
Swedene 20,000   20,000   20,000   20,000   20,000  
United States W   W   W   W   W  
��� Total   1,410,000 r 1,470,000 r 1,370,000 r 1,430,000 r 1,540,000  
eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. -- Zero.
1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data have been rounded to three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Insofar as possible, data relate to refinery output only; thus, countries that produced selenium contained in copper ores,
copper concentrates, blister copper, and/or refinery residues but did not recover refined selenium from these materials
indigenously were excluded to avoid double counting. Table includes data available through May 27, 2007.
3In addition to the countries listed, Australia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Poland, Russia, and Uzbekistan, produced refined
selenium, but output is not reported, and available information is inadequate for formulation of reliable estimates of output
levels. Australia is known to produce selenium in intermediate metallurgical products and has facilities to produce elemental
selenium. In addition to having facilites for processing imported anode simes for the recovery of selenium and precoius metals,
the United Kingdom has facilities for processing selenium scrap.
4Excludes selenium intermediates exported for refining.
5Data are for Indian fiscal year beginning April 1 of year stated.
6In June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence from each other and dissolved their union. Mineral
production data for 2006, however, still reflect the unified country.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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