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| TABLE 3 | |||||||||||
| MONAZITE CONCENTRATE: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Brazil | -- | � | 731 | 4 | 958 | r, 4 | 960 | r | 960 | ||
| India | 5,000 | � | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | |||||
| Malaysia | 795 | 4 | 1,683 | 4 | 320 | 4 | 894 | r, 4 | 800 | ||
| Total | 5,800 | � | 7,410 | 6,280 | r | 6,850 | r | 6,760 | |||
| 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, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 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