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| �TABLE 8 | |||||||||||
| SILVER:� WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country� | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Algeriae | 1 | 1 | (3) | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Argentina | 126 | 134 | 172 | 175 | e | 200 | |||||
| Armenia | 6 | 4 | 4 | e | 4 | e | 4 | ||||
| Australia | 2,077 | 1,868 | 2,224 | r | 2,417 | r | 1,727 | 4 | |||
| Bolivia | 450 | 465 | 407 | 419 | 500 | ||||||
| Brazil5 | 33 | 31 | 35 | 38 | r | 38 | p | ||||
| Bulgariae | 609 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Burma | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | r | 2 | |||||
| Canada� | 1,408 | 1,310 | 1,337 | 1,124 | r | 983 | |||||
| Chile | 1,210 | 1,313 | 1,360 | 1,400 | 1,607 | 4 | |||||
| Chinae | 2,200 | 2,400 | 2,450 | 2,500 | 2,600 | ||||||
| Colombia� | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 2 | 36 | 33 | 54 | 68 | 4 | |||||
| Costa Ricae | (3) | (3) | (3) | -- | r | -- | |||||
| Ecuador | (3) | (3) | e | (3) | (3) | (3) | |||||
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| Finland� | 29 | 31 | 37 | 49 | 50 | ||||||
| Francee | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | r | 1 | |||||
| Ghana� | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | e | 3 | |||||
| Greece | 75 | 79 | 79 | 79 | e | 25 | 4 | ||||
| Guatemala | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 50 | 4 | |||||
| Honduras | 53 | 51 | r | 48 | 54 | r | 55 | 4 | |||
| India | 52 | 51 | 15 | 32 | 23 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 294 | 285 | 262 | r | 321 | r | 377 | 4 | |||
| Irane | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Ireland� | 5 | e | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Italyr, 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | r | 4 | r | 5 | ||||
| Jamaica | (3) | e | (3) | (3) | e | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 81 | 79 | 79 | 54 | 11 | 4 | |||||
| Kazakhstan� | 893 | 827 | 733 | 832 | 830 | ||||||
| Korea, Northe | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of� | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| Macedoniae� | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Malaysia� | -- | -- | (3) | (3) | r | (3) | |||||
| Mexico | 2,727 | 2,569 | 2,569 | 2,894 | 2,700 | ||||||
| Mongoliae | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | ||||||
| Morocco | 277 | 201 | 186 | 196 | e | 195 | |||||
| Namibia | 44 | 45 | e | 27 | 30 | r | 30 | ||||
| New Zealande | 29 | 30 | 30 | 43 | r | 40 | |||||
| Nicaragua | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | 2 | e | 2 | ||||
| Oman� | (3) | r | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Papua New Guinea | 63 | r | 62 | e | 56 | r | 51 | r | 50 | ||
| Peru��������������������������� | 2,870 | 2,921 | 3,060 | 3,193 | 3,471 | 4 | |||||
| Philippines | 9 | e | 10 | 9 | 19 | r | 19 | ||||
| Poland | 1,229 | 1,237 | 1,344 | 1,263 | r | 1,325 | 4 | ||||
| Portugal | 20 | 22 | r | 24 | 24 | 24 | p | ||||
| Romaniae | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | ||||||
| Russiae� | 400 | 700 | 1,277 | 4 | 1,350 | 4 | 1,300 | ||||
| Saudi Arabiae | 14 | 13 | 14 | r, 4 | 14 | r, 4 | 14 | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegro7 | 7 | 2 | r | 3 | r | 3 | r | 3 | |||
| South Africa | 113 | 80 | 71 | r | 88 | r | 87 | p | |||
| Spain | 3 | 2 | 4 | r | 5 | r | 5 | ||||
| Sudan | 3 | 3 | 3 | e | 3 | e | 3 | ||||
| Sweden | 294 | 307 | 293 | 310 | r | 268 | 4 | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| �TABLE 8�Continued | |||||||||||
| SILVER:� WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country� | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Tajikistan | 5 | 5 | 5 | e | 5 | e | 5 | ||||
| Tanzania | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | ||||||
| Tunisiae� | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | e | -- | |||||
| Turkeye | 79 | 95 | 73 | 80 | 85 | ||||||
| United States | 1,350 | 1,240 | 1,250 | 1,230 | 1,140 | 4 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | 80 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 83 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 18,800 | 18,800 | 19,900 | r | 20,600 | r | 20,200 | ||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. 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. | |||||||||||
| 2Recoverable content of ores and concentrates produced unless otherwise specified.� Table includes data available through August 13, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Includes the following quantities, in kilograms, identified as secondary silver: 2002-06�50,000.� | |||||||||||
| 6Includes production from imported ores. | |||||||||||
| 7In 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