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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 4,525 | 12,594 | 8,470 | 9,340 | r | 9,500 | |||||
| Steatitee | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||||
| Talc | 1,699 | r | 7,620 | 12,603 | r | 13,773 | r | 13,800 | |||
| Australia:e, 4 | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Talc | 122,000 | 150,000 | 154,000 | 130,000 | r, e | 120,000 | |||||
| Austria, soapstone and talc, crude | 137,596 | 138,000 | e | 166,569 | r | 159,447 | r | 160,000 | |||
| Bhutan, talc | 23,101 | 39,797 | 42,791 | 45,000 | e | 47,000 | |||||
| Brazil: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite, crudee | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Talc: | |||||||||||
| Crude | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Marketable product | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Talc and pyrophyllite | 369,000 | 417,716 | 401,124 | 401,150 | 400,000 | ||||||
| Canada, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 90,000 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 85,000 | r, 5 | 67,000 | p | ||||
| Chile, talc | 4,374 | 2,993 | 4,201 | 1,961 | r | 2,000 | |||||
| China, unspecifiede | 2,400,000 | r | 2,200,000 | r | 2,300,000 | r | 2,400,000 | r | 2,400,000 | ||
| Colombia, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Egypt, pyrophyllite, soapstone, steatite, talce | 40,000 | 54,145 | r, 5 | 38,780 | r, 5 | 40,000 | 40,000 | ||||
| Finland, talc | 460,000 | 492,000 | 542,000 | 550,000 | e | 550,000 | |||||
| France, talc, crudee | 394,000 | r | 402,000 | r | 416,000 | r | 420,000 | r | 420,000 | ||
| Guatemala, talc | 1,585 | 2,863 | 1,631 | 526 | r | 500 | |||||
| Hungary, talce | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 86,000 | 86,000 | 85,000 | 86,000 | 87,000 | ||||||
| Steatite | 552,000 | 550,000 | 545,000 | 560,000 | 555,000 | ||||||
| Iran, talc6 | 65,833 | 187,465 | 70,600 | r | 70,000 | r, e | 70,000 | ||||
| Italy, steatite and talc | 122,849 | r | 111,887 | r | 112,781 | r | 146,942 | r | 140,000 | ||
| Japan: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 408,435 | 405,222 | 351,111 | 300,000 | r, e | 250,000 | |||||
| Talc | 24,328 | 18,253 | 25,491 | 25,000 | e | 25,000 | |||||
| Korea, North, unspecifiede | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 912,285 | 827,895 | 885,559 | 677,465 | r | 680,000 | |||||
| Talc | 47,911 | 79,313 | 83,471 | r | 64,118 | r | 64,000 | ||||
| Macedonia, talce | 550 | 5 | 600 | 600 | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Mexico, talc | 114,870 | 101,896 | 64,827 | 9,834 | r | 9,800 | |||||
| Moroccoe | 1,959 | 5 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | |||||
| Nepal, talc7 | 6,905 | 3,435 | 5,832 | 6,648 | r | 6,800 | |||||
| Norway, soapstone, steatite, talce | 28,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan, pyrophyllite | 65,813 | 52,483 | 20,564 | 24,000 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Paraguay, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | r | 200 | |||||
| Peru: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 12,291 | 14,282 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||||
| Talc | 10,791 | 9,548 | 14,251 | r | 14,618 | r | 23,095 | 5 | |||
| Portugal, talc | 5,459 | 6,231 | 5,362 | 5,517 | r | 5,500 | |||||
| Romania, talce | 10,082 | 5 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | |||||
| Russia, talce | 130,000 | r | 150,000 | r | 160,000 | r | 160,000 | r | 170,000 | ||
| Slovakia, talce | 1,000 | 5 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 6�Continued | |||||||||||
| TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007e | ||||||
| South Africa: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 14,350 | 28,987 | 60,267 | 74,886 | r | 123,667 | p, 5 | ||||
| Talc | 6,719 | 8,141 | 8,469 | 10,966 | r | 14,281 | p, 5 | ||||
| Spain, steatite and talce | 115,000 | 107,829 | 5 | 100,000 | r | 100,000 | r | 100,000 | |||
| Sweden, soapstone and talc | 15,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | ||||||
| Taiwan, talc | 466 | 411 | -- | -- | e | -- | |||||
| Thailand: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 73,556 | 108,691 | 177,684 | r | 131,843 | r | 132,000 | ||||
| Talc | 8,501 | 12,592 | 10,270 | r | 4,374 | r | 4,300 | ||||
| Turkeye | 60 | 5 | 60 | 100 | 100 | r | 100 | ||||
| United Kingdom, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talc | 6,494 | 3,881 | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | ||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Talc | 840,000 | 833,000 | 856,000 | 895,000 | 769,000 | 5 | |||||
| Uruguay, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talc | 1,095 | 1,042 | 1,131 | 1,150 | r, e | 1,150 | |||||
| Zimbabwe, talce | 196 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Grand total | 7,800,000 | r | 7,840,000 | r | 7,950,000 | r | 7,750,000 | r | 7,620,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 1,580,000 | r | 1,540,000 | r | 1,590,000 | r | 1,300,000 | r | 1,310,000 | ||
| Steatite | 552,000 | 550,000 | 545,000 | 560,000 | 555,000 | ||||||
| Talc | 2,280,000 | r | 2,520,000 | r | 2,490,000 | r | 2,440,000 | r | 2,330,000 | ||
| Unspecified | 3,390,000 | r | 3,230,000 | r | 3,330,000 | r | 3,450,000 | r | 3,420,000 | ||
| 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 28, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 6Data based on fiscal year beginning March 21 of year stated. | |||||||||||
| 7Data based on fiscal year beginning mid-July of year stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program