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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| �CELESTITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | � | 2003 | � | 2004 | � | 2005 | � | 2006e | |
| Argentina | 2,595 | 4,300 | 6,727 | 7,233 | r | 7,500 | ||||
| Chinae | 100,000 | � | 130,000 | r | 150,000 | r | 180,000 | r | 180,000 | |
| Irane, 4 | 2,000 | � | 2,100 | 5 | 7,500 | 5 | 7,500 | � | 7,500 | |
| Mexico | 94,015 | 130,329 | 87,609 | 110,833 | r | 125,000 | ||||
| Moroccoe | 3,780 | 5 | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | � | 2,700 | |
| Pakistan� | 382 | r | 402 | r | 570 | r | 1,855 | r | 1,900 | |
| Spain | 171,293 | r | 152,383 | r | 206,001 | r | 200,000 | r, e | 200,000 | |
| Turkeye | 70,000 | � | 70,000 | � | 60,000 | 60,000 | � | 60,000 | ||
| ��� Total | 444,000 | r | 492,000 | r | 521,000 | r | 570,000 | r | 585,000 | |
| eEstimated. rRevised.� | ||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through May 20, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Tajikistan was thought to produce celestite, but information was not available to | ||||||||||
| make reliable estimates.� | ||||||||||
| 4Data are for year beginning March 21 of that stated. | ||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program