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| VERMICULITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||||
| Country | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Argentina | 1,105 | 1,124 | 1,293 | 1,403 | r | 1,500 | e | |||||
| Australiae | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | |||||||
| Brazil, concentrate | 22,577 | 26,055 | 25,103 | r | 24,191 | r | 25,000 | p | ||||
| Chinae | 80,000 | 90,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 110,000 | |||||||
| Egypte | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | |||||||
| Indiae | 4,300 | 4,400 | 4,400 | 4,500 | 4,600 | |||||||
| Japane | 6,200 | 6,200 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | |||||||
| Russiae | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | |||||||
| South Africa | 210,297 | 182,802 | 196,893 | 209,801 | 197,765 | |||||||
| Uganda | 664 | 1,724 | 2,688 | 3,100 | 3,000 | e | ||||||
| United States, concentrate, sold and used by producerse | 100,000 | 110,000 | 100,000 | 3 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 4 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 23,803 | 20,016 | 27,150 | 23,045 | 20,000 | e | ||||||
| Total | 498,000 | 491,000 | 513,000 | r | 521,000 | r | 520,000 | 5 | ||||
| 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, 2007. | ||||||||||||
| 3Dickson, Ted, 2006, Vermiculite, Countries and Commodities Reports, accessed March 17, 2006, via URL http://www.mining-journal.com. | ||||||||||||
| 4Rounded to one significant digit. | ||||||||||||
| 5Rounded to two significant digits. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program