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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 2,341 | r | 4,525 | r | 12,594 | r | 8,470 | r | 8,500 | ||
| Steatitee | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||||
| Talc | 1,643 | 1,700 | 7,620 | 11,492 | r | 12,000 | |||||
| Australia:e, 4 | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 868 | 5 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||
| Talc | 173,741 | 5 | 122,000 | r | 150,000 | r | 154,000 | r | 155,000 | ||
| Austria, soapstone and talc, crude | 138,195 | 137,596 | 138,000 | e | 138,000 | e | 140,000 | ||||
| Bhutan, talc | 23,118 | r | 23,101 | r | 39,797 | r | 42,791 | r | 45,000 | ||
| Brazil: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite, crudee | 200,000 | 5 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | |||||
| Talc: | |||||||||||
| Crude | 348,000 | 369,000 | 417,716 | r | 401,124 | r | 401,150 | p | |||
| Marketable product6 | 5,617 | 5,593 | 6,561 | r | 6,981 | r | 7,100 | p | |||
| Canada, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
| Chile, talc | 3,537 | 4,374 | 2,993 | 4,201 | r | 4,200 | |||||
| China, unspecifiede | 2,500,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,050,000 | r | 3,000,000 | |||||
| Colombia, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Egypt, pyrophyllite, soapstone, steatite, talce | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||||
| Finland, talc | 416,000 | 460,000 | 492,000 | 542,000 | 550,000 | e | |||||
| France, talc, crudee | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | 350,000 | ||||||
| Germany, steatite and talc, marketable | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Guatemala, talc | 568 | 1,585 | 2,863 | 1,631 | r | 1,600 | |||||
| Hungary, talce | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 85,000 | 86,000 | 86,000 | 85,000 | 86,000 | ||||||
| Steatite | 550,000 | 552,000 | 550,000 | 545,000 | 560,000 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 6�Continued | |||||||||||
| TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Iran, talc7 | 68,007 | 65,833 | 187,465 | 190,000 | e | 190,000 | |||||
| Italy, steatite and talce | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | 140,000 | ||||||
| Japan: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 416,188 | 408,435 | 405,222 | r | 351,111 | r | 350,000 | ||||
| Talc | 22,142 | 24,328 | 18,253 | 25,491 | r | 25,000 | |||||
| Korea, North, unspecifiede | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 889,961 | 912,285 | 827,895 | 885,559 | r | 920,000 | e | ||||
| Talc | 37,863 | 47,911 | 79,313 | 84,471 | r | 89,000 | |||||
| Macedonia, talc | 550 | 550 | 600 | e | 600 | e | 500 | ||||
| Mexico, talc | 111,621 | 114,870 | 101,896 | 64,827 | r | 80,000 | |||||
| Morocco | 39,612 | 1,959 | 2,000 | e | 2,000 | e | 2,000 | ||||
| Nepal, talc8 | 2,621 | 6,905 | 3,435 | 5,832 | r | 6,100 | |||||
| Norway, soapstone, steatite, talce | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan, pyrophyllite | 53,573 | r | 65,813 | r | 52,483 | r | 20,564 | r | 24,000 | ||
| Paraguay, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 20 | ||||||
| Peru: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 9,514 | r | 12,291 | r | 14,282 | 14,300 | r | 14,500 | p | ||
| Talc | 10,685 | 10,791 | 9,548 | 9,500 | r, e | 9,500 | p | ||||
| Portugal, talc | 8,916 | r | 5,459 | r | 6,231 | r | 5,362 | r | 5,400 | p | |
| Romania, talc | 7,292 | 10,082 | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | ||||
| Russia, talce | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Slovakia, talc | 2,290 | 1,000 | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | ||||
| South Africa: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 15,587 | 14,350 | 28,987 | r | 60,267 | r | 68,000 | ||||
| Talc | 2,511 | 6,719 | 8,141 | r | 8,469 | 11,000 | |||||
| Spain, steatite and talce | 115,000 | r | 115,000 | r | 107,829 | r, 5 | 97,000 | r | 95,000 | ||
| Sweden, soapstone and talc | 15,000 | 15,000 | 14,000 | e | 14,000 | e | 14,000 | ||||
| Taiwan, talc | 27 | 466 | 411 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Thailand: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 103,496 | 73,556 | 108,691 | 105,000 | r, e | 104,000 | |||||
| Talc | 1,702 | 8,501 | 12,592 | 13,000 | r, e | 12,000 | |||||
| Turkey | 98 | 60 | 60 | e | 100 | e | 105 | ||||
| United Kingdom, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talc | 6,194 | r | 6,494 | r | 3,881 | r | 4,000 | r, e | 4,000 | ||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Talc | 828,000 | 839,799 | 832,574 | 856,078 | 895,215 | 5 | |||||
| Uruguay, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talc | 816 | 1,095 | 1,042 | 1,131 | r | 1,140 | p | ||||
| Zimbabwe, talc | 911 | 196 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Grand total | 8,030,000 | r | 8,550,000 | r | 8,760,000 | r | 8,840,000 | r | 8,920,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 1,780,000 | 1,780,000 | r | 1,740,000 | r | 1,730,000 | 1,780,000 | ||||
| Steatite | 550,000 | 552,000 | 550,000 | 545,000 | 560,000 | ||||||
| Talc | 2,530,000 | r | 2,580,000 | r | 2,840,000 | r | 2,890,000 | r | 2,960,000 | ||
| Unspecified | 3,180,000 | r | 3,640,000 | r | 3,630,000 | 3,670,000 | r | 3,620,000 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total." -- 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 April 23, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Nigeria may produce talc, but information is inadequate to estimate output. | |||||||||||
| 4Data based on fiscal year ending June 30 of year stated. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Direct sales and/or beneficiated (marketable product). | |||||||||||
| 7Data based on fiscal year beginning March 21 of year stated. | |||||||||||
| 8Data based on fiscal year beginning mid-July of year stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program