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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||
| MONAZITE CONCENTRATE:� ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Brazil | -- | � | -- | � | 731 | 4 | 800 | 800 | ||
| India | 5,000 | 5,000 | � | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| Malaysia | 441 | 4 | 795 | 4 | 1,683 | 4 | 320 | r | 700 | |
| Total | 5,440 | � | 5,800 | � | 7,410 | 6,120 | r | 6,500 | ||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 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 April 18, 2007. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, China, Indonesia, Nigeria, North Korea, the Republic of Korea, and countries | ||||||||||
| of the Commonwealth of Independent States may produce monazite; available general information is inadequate | ||||||||||
| for formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program