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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL (SILICA): WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| Argentina | 301 | 473 | r | 461 | r | 446 | r | 450 | |||
| Australia | 4,181 | 4,142 | r | 5,169 | r | 5,200 | r, e | 5,300 | |||
| Austriae | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | ||||||
| Belgiume | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||||
| Belize | 37 | 33 | 22 | r, e | 13 | r | 12 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Brazil, silexe | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Bulgariae | 782 | r | 1,026 | r | 1,229 | r | 1,495 | r | 1,500 | ||
| Canada, quartz | 1,581 | 1,690 | 1,466 | r | 1,807 | r | 1,893 | 4 | |||
| Chile | 916 | 1,085 | 1,151 | 1,081 | r | 1,234 | 4 | ||||
| Croatiae | 250 | r | 300 | r | 300 | r | 304 | r, 4 | 300 | ||
| Cubae | 31 | 33 | 14 | 9 | r | 10 | |||||
| Czech Republice | 900 | 900 | 900 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Denmark, salese | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 39 | 32 | 38 | 36 | r | 36 | |||||
| Egypte, 5 | 640 | 640 | 650 | 650 | 650 | ||||||
| Eritreae | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | (6) | ||||||
| Estoniae | 42 | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Ethiopiae | 5 | 5 | 5 | r, e | 5 | r, e | 5 | ||||
| Finlande | 112 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Francee | 6,500 | 5,300 | r, 4 | 5,100 | r, 4 | 5,000 | r | 5,000 | |||
| Gambia | 1,534 | 1,389 | 1,390 | e | 1,390 | 1,390 | |||||
| Germany | 7,953 | 8,162 | 7,681 | 7,703 | r | 7,700 | |||||
| Greecee | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 30 | 1 | (6) | 58 | r | 58 | |||||
| Hungarye | 4,200 | r | 5,900 | r | 7,300 | r | 3,800 | r, e | 3,800 | ||
| Icelande | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Indiae | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||||
| Indonesiae, 7 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 135 | 135 | ||||||
| Iran8 | 1,965 | 1,880 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Irelande | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Israel | 211 | 196 | 196 | 204 | r | 200 | |||||
| Italye | 12,700 | r | 12,800 | r | 14,400 | r | 13,800 | r | 13,800 | ||
| Jamaica | 13 | 11 | 14 | 10 | r | 10 | |||||
| Japan | 4,700 | 4,705 | 4,549 | 4,593 | r | 4,600 | |||||
| Jordane | 33 | r | 47 | r | 147 | r | 416 | r | 390 | ||
| Kenyae | 13 | 13 | 14 | r | 14 | r | 15 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 480 | 554 | 461 | 1,437 | r | 2,191 | 4 | ||||
| Latvia | 6 | r, e | 7 | r | 18 | r | 13 | r | 13 | ||
| Lithuania | 50 | 58 | 47 | 42 | r | 45 | |||||
| Malaysia | 534 | 631 | 532 | 512 | r | 520 | |||||
| Mexico | 1,689 | 2,056 | 2,121 | 2,662 | r | 2,700 | |||||
| Netherlandse | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| New Caledoniae | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 48 | 60 | 65 | 59 | r | 60 | |||||
| Norwaye | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 75 | e | -- | -- | -- | 4 | -- | ||||
| Paraguaye | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Peru | 196 | 871 | 900 | e | 900 | e | 900 | ||||
| Philippines | 170 | 237 | 224 | 250 | r, e | 250 | |||||
| Poland | 2,650 | r | 2,850 | r | 3,270 | r | 3,850 | r | 4,000 | ||
| Portugale | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Romania | 641 | r | 555 | r | 475 | r | 522 | r | 520 | ||
| Serbiae | 260 | r, 9 | 260 | r, 9 | 260 | r, 9 | 260 | r | 260 | ||
| Slovakia | 2,200 | 2,200 | e | 2,000 | e | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||
| Sloveniae | 200 | r | 200 | r | 200 | r | 200 | r | 200 | ||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 11�Continued | |||||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL (SILICA): WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| South Africa | 2,311 | r | 2,249 | r | 2,671 | r | 3,234 | r | 3,272 | 4 | |
| Spaine | 6,500 | 5,063 | 8 | 5,100 | 5,100 | 5,000 | |||||
| Swedene | 600 | 700 | 700 | 700 | 700 | ||||||
| Thailand | 1,294 | 588 | 718 | r | 862 | r | 860 | ||||
| Turkey | 1,283 | 1,188 | 1,200 | e | 1,100 | r, e | 1,200 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 4,073 | 5,011 | 5,200 | r | 5,600 | r | 5,600 | ||||
| United States, sold or used by producers | 27,500 | 29,700 | 30,600 | 28,900 | r | 30,000 | 4 | ||||
| Venezuela | 625 | 943 | 207 | 500 | e | 500 | |||||
| Zimbabwe10 | 23 | (6) | 1 | 1 | e | -- | |||||
| ��� Total | 117,000 | r | 120,000 | r | 125,000 | r | 123,000 | r | 126,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.�� | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through June 20, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, China, countries of the� | |||||||||||
| Commonwealth of Independent States, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia produce industrial sand, but current available information is� | |||||||||||
| inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Fiscal years beginning July 1 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| 7The quantities for quartz sand and silica stone, in cubic meters, were as follows: 2003-05�150,000 (estimated);� | |||||||||||
| 2006�153,000 (estimated); 'and 2007�155,000 (estimated). | |||||||||||
| 8Fiscal years beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 9Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence in June 2006 from each other and dissolved their union.�� | |||||||||||
| 10Includes rough and ground quartz as well as silica sand. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program