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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||||
| TIN: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY 1, 2 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||||
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||||
| Australia | 1,478 | 2,071 | 1,783 | 5,630 | r | 7,000 | |||||||
| Bolivia | 18,444 | 15,972 | 17,318 | r | 19,575 | r | 20,190 | 3 | |||||
| Brazil | 9,528 | 11,835 | 11,000 | r- | 10,000 | r | 11,000 | p | |||||
| Burma4 | 923 | 830 | 741 | 672 | 672 | 3 | |||||||
| Burundi | 46 | 2 | 21 | 20 | r, e | 20 | |||||||
| Chinae | 126,000 | 146,000 | 110,000 | 115,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa)e | 3,800 | 8,900 | 12,300 | r | 10,000 | r | 6,700 | ||||||
| Indonesia- | 80,933 | 66,137 | 53,228 | 55,000 | e | 56,000 | |||||||
| Laos- | 650 | r | 570 | r | 690 | r | 350 | r | 300 | ||||
| Malaysia | 2,398 | 2,263 | 2,605 | 2,412 | r | 1,769 | 3 | ||||||
| Mexico- | 25 | 25 | 15 | -- | r | -- | |||||||
| Nigere | 13 | 11 | 10 | -- | r | -- | |||||||
| Nigeriae, 5 | 1,400 | 180 | 185 | 183 | r | 180 | |||||||
| Peru | 38,470 | 39,019 | 39,037 | 37,503 | 33,848 | 3 | |||||||
| Portugal- | 25 | 41 | 29 | 30 | e | 30 | |||||||
| Russiae | 3,000 | 2,500 | 1,500 | 1,200 | 1,100 | ||||||||
| Rwanda | 390 | 740 | 980 | 850 | e | 900 | |||||||
| Thailand | 190 | 122 | r | 215 | r | 153 | r | 150 | |||||
| Uganda | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | e | 2 | |||||||
| Vietname | 5,400 | r | 5,400 | r | 5,400 | r | 5,400 | r | 5,500 | ||||
| Total | 293,000 | r | 303,000 | r | 257,000 | 264,000 | r | 265,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. 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 July 12, 2011. | |||||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||||
| 4Includes content of tin-tungsten concentrate. | |||||||||||||
| 5Concentrate gross weight reported, estimated 62% tin content. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices