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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL (SILICA):� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Argentina | 280 | 301 | 848 | 461 | r | 500 | |||||
| Australia | 4,046 | r | 4,181 | r | 3,670 | r | 3,600 | r, e | 3,700 | ||
| Austriae | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | ||||||
| Belgiume | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||||
| Belize | 46 | e | 37 | 33 | 33 | r, e | 33 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Brazil, silexe | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||||
| Bulgariae | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | ||||||
| Canada, quartz | 1,540 | 1,581 | 1,690 | 1,600 | e | 1,600 | |||||
| Chile | 879 | r | 916 | r | 1,085 | r | 1,151 | r | 1,150 | ||
| Croatiae | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 95 | ||||||
| Cubae | 21 | r | 31 | r | 33 | r | 14 | r | 14 | ||
| Czech Republice | 900 | 900 | 900 | 900 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Denmark, salese | 55 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 41 | 39 | 32 | r | 38 | r | 38 | ||||
| Egypte, 4 | 600 | 640 | 640 | 650 | 650 | ||||||
| Eritreae | (5) | 6 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | |||||
| Estoniae | 24 | 34 | 35 | 37 | 38 | ||||||
| Ethiopiae | 6 | e | 5 | 5 | 5 | e | 5 | ||||
| Finlande | 148 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Francee | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | ||||||
| Gambia, The | 1,508 | 1,534 | 1,389 | r | 1,390 | r, e | 1,390 | ||||
| Germany | 7,839 | 7,953 | 8,162 | 7,681 | r | 7,700 | |||||
| Greecee | 90 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 38 | 30 | r | 1 | r | (5) | r | 1 | |||
| Hungarye | 500 | 500 | 520 | 520 | 520 | ||||||
| Icelande | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||||
| Indiae | 1,400 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||||
| Indonesiae, 7 | 128 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 135 | ||||||
| Iran8 | 1,879 | 1,965 | 1,880 | 1,900 | e | 1,900 | |||||
| Irelande | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Israel | 209 | 211 | 196 | 196 | r | 200 | |||||
| Italye | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Jamaica | 9 | 13 | 11 | 14 | r | 14 | |||||
| Japan | 4,893 | 4,700 | 4,705 | 4,549 | r | 3,900 | |||||
| Jordane | 60 | 33 | 6 | 46 | 6 | 46 | 46 | ||||
| Kenyae | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 891 | 480 | 554 | 461 | r | 550 | |||||
| Latviae | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Lithuania | 63 | r | 50 | r | 58 | r | 47 | r | 50 | ||
| Malaysia | 447 | 534 | 631 | 532 | r | 550 | |||||
| Mexico | 1,779 | 1,689 | 2,056 | 2,121 | r | 2,630 | 6 | ||||
| Netherlandse | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| New Caledoniae | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 60 | r | 48 | r | 60 | r | 65 | r | 66 | ||
| Norwaye | 1,400 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,600 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 172 | r, e | 75 | r, e | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Paraguaye | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Peru | 300 | 196 | 871 | 900 | 900 | ||||||
| Philippines | 170 | r | 170 | r | 237 | r | 224 | r | 225 | ||
| Poland | 1,486 | 1,500 | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | ||||
| Portugale | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| Romania | 1,569 | 3,061 | 3,900 | r | 1,394 | r | 1,500 | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegroe | 75 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| Slovakia | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | e | 2,000 | e | 2,000 | ||||
| Sloveniae | 11,000 | 6 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 10,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 2,239 | 2,448 | 2,388 | 2,754 | 3,216 | 6 | |||||
| Spaine | 6,500 | 6,500 | 5,063 | r, 6 | 5,100 | r | 5,100 | ||||
| Swedene | 600 | 600 | 700 | 700 | 700 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 11�Continued | |||||||||||
| INDUSTRIAL SAND AND GRAVEL (SILICA):� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Thailand | 781 | 1,294 | 588 | 750 | r, e | 580 | |||||
| Turkey | 1,274 | 1,283 | 1,188 | 1,200 | e | 1,200 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 3,833 | r | 4,073 | r | 5,011 | r | 5,000 | r, e | 5,000 | ||
| United States, sold or used by produce | 27,300 | 27,500 | 29,700 | 30,600 | 31,700 | 6 | |||||
| Venezuela | 878 | r | 625 | r | 943 | r | 207 | r | 500 | ||
| Zimbabwe9 | 25 | 23 | (5) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| ��� Total | 113,000 | 115,000 | 119,000 | r | 116,000 | r | 117,000 | ||||
| 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, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 4Fiscal years beginning July 1 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 5Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 7The quantities for quartz sand and silica stone, in cubic meters, were as follows: 2002�145,000 (estimated); 2003-05�150,000 (estimated); and | |||||||||||
| 2006�153,000 (estimated). | |||||||||||
| 8Fiscal years beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 9Includes rough and ground quartz as well as silica sand. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program