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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||
| SILVER: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003e | ||||||
| Algeriae | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | r | 2 | ||||
| Argentina | 74 | 78 | 153 | 126 | 134 | 3 | |||||
| Armenia | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 4 | ||||||
| Australia | 1,720 | 2,060 | 2,100 | e | 2,077 | 1,872 | 3 | ||||
| Bolivia | 422 | 434 | 408 | 450 | r | 451 | |||||
| Brazil4 | 42 | 41 | 46 | 33 | r | 35 | |||||
| Bulgariae | 25 | 54 | r | 57 | r | 60 | r | 60 | |||
| Burma | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | 2 | |||||
| Canada | 1,174 | 1,212 | 1,265 | 1,408 | r | 1,309 | 3 | ||||
| Chile | 1,381 | r | 1,242 | r | 1,349 | 1,210 | r | 1,250 | |||
| Chinae | 1,320 | 1,600 | 1,910 | 2,200 | r | 2,500 | |||||
| Colombia | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | |||||
| Costa Ricae | -5 | (5) | (5) | (5) | (5) | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 3 | e | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Ecuadore | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| El Salvador | (5) | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | e | 1 | |||||
| Fiji | 2 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Finland | 32 | e | 25 | 24 | 30 | e | 34 | ||||
| France | 1 | 1 | 1 | e | 1 | e | 1 | ||||
| Ghana | 4 | e | 6 | r | 2 | 2 | r | 2 | |||
| Greece | 46 | 37 | 62 | 75 | 79 | 3 | |||||
| Honduras | 38 | 32 | 47 | 53 | 53 | ||||||
| India | 54 | e | 40 | 45 | r | 52 | 54 | ||||
| Indonesia | 288 | 256 | 270 | r | 294 | r | 260 | ||||
| Irane | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | ||||||
| Ireland | 15 | 25 | 19 | 5 | e | 24 | |||||
| Italy6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | e | 4 | |||||
| Jamaica | -- | -- | (5) | (5) | e | (5) | |||||
| Japan | 94 | 104 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 3 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 905 | 927 | 982 | 893 | r | 827 | |||||
| Korea, Northe | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of 7 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Macedoniae | 22 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 10 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 4 | (5) | (5) | -- | -- | 3 | |||||
| Malie | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Mexico | 2,467 | 2,620 | 2,760 | 2,747 | r | 2,569 | 3 | ||||
| Mongoliae | 20 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | ||||||
| Morocco | 278 | 289 | 281 | 277 | r | 201 | 3 | ||||
| Namibia | 10 | 9 | 20 | r | 44 | r | 45 | ||||
| New Zealande | 24 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 32 | |||||
| Nicaragua | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | e | 3 | |||||
| Oman | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | r | -- | |||||
| Panamae | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Papua New Guineae | 67 | 3 | 73 | 73 | 75 | 74 | |||||
| Peru | 2,231 | 2,145 | 2,353 | 2,687 | 2,775 | 3 | |||||
| Philippinese | 18 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | |||||
| Poland | 1,100 | 1,148 | 1,194 | 1,229 | r | 1,200 | |||||
| Portugal | 27 | 21 | 23 | e | 19 | e | 19 | ||||
| Romaniae | 50 | 3 | 18 | r | 18 | r | 15 | r | 15 | ||
| Russiae | 375 | 370 | 380 | 400 | 700 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | e | 13 | |||||
| Serbia and Montenegro | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | r | 2 | |||||
| Solomon Islands | 2 | (5) | e | -- | e | -- | -- | ||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 8--Continued | |||||||||||
| SILVER: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003e | ||||||
| South Africa | 152 | 144 | 110 | 113 | 80 | 3 | |||||
| Spaine | 96 | 66 | 3 | 60 | 50 | 50 | |||||
| Sudan | NA | NA | 2 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| Sweden | 284 | 329 | 306 | 299 | 306 | 3 | |||||
| Tanzania | (5) | 1 | 7 | 9 | r | 8 | |||||
| Tajikistan | 5 | 5 | 5 | e | 50 | e | 50 | ||||
| Tunisia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | e | 3 | |||||
| Turkeye | 100 | 110 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||||||
| United States | 1,950 | 1,980 | 1,740 | 1,350 | r | 1,240 | 3 | ||||
| Uzbekistan | 89 | 90 | 80 | e | 80 | e | 80 | ||||
| Zambia8 | 5 | 5 | e | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 17,100 | r | 17,800 | r | 18,500 | r | 18,800 | r | 18,700 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. -- 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, 2004. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes the following quantities, in kilograms, identified as secondary silver: 1999-2002--50,000 and 2003--50,000 (estimated). | |||||||||||
| 5Less than 1/2 unit. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes production from imported ores. | |||||||||||
| 7Smelter and/or refinery production. | |||||||||||
| 8Year beginning April 1 of that stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program