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| VERMICULITE:� WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||||||
| Argentina | 1,124 | 1,293 | 1,403 | 1,585 | r | 1,600 | e | ||||
| Australiae | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | ||||||
| Brazil, concentrate | 26,055 | 25,103 | 24,191 | 19,279 | r | 18,952 | p | ||||
| Chinae | 90,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 | 110,000 | ||||||
| Egypte | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Indiae | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,600 | 4,700 | ||||||
| Japane | 6,200 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Russiae | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| South Africa | 182,802 | 196,893 | 209,801 | 197,765 | 198,526 | p | |||||
| Uganda | 1,724 | 2,688 | 3,100 | 3,000 | e | 3,000 | |||||
| United States, concentrate, sold and used by producerse | 110,000 | 100,000 | 3 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 4 | 100,000 | 4 | |||
| Zimbabwe | 20,016 | 27,150 | 23,045 | 20,000 | e | 15,000 | e | ||||
| Total | 491,000 | 513,000 | 521,000 | 512,000 | r | 508,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Excludes production by countries for which data are not available and for which general information is inadequate for� | |||||||||||
| formulation of reliable estimates. Table includes data available through July 17, 2008. | |||||||||||
| 3Dickson, Ted, 2006, Vermiculite, in Countries and Commodities Reports. (Accessed March 17, 2006, via http:// | |||||||||||
| www.mining-journal.com.) | |||||||||||
| 4Rounded to one significant digit. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program