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| VERMICULITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||
| Argentina | 1,585 | 1,726 | 1,813 | 2,150 | r | 2,000 | |||||
| Australiae | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 12,000 | 13,000 | ||||||
| Brazil, concentrate | 19,279 | 18,952 | 20,089 | 20,100 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 110,000 | 110,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Egypte | 12,000 | 5,770 | 3 | 7,560 | 3 | 12,000 | r | 12,000 | |||
| India | 10,539 | r | 9,639 | r | 11,742 | r | 12,000 | r, e | 13,000 | ||
| Japane | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Russiae | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | ||||||
| South Africa | 197,765 | 198,526 | 199,764 | 193,334 | 198,005 | 3 | |||||
| Ugandae | 3,512 | 3 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 3,600 | 3,500 | |||||
| United States, concentrate, sold and used by producerse, 4 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 13,421 | r | 17,395 | r | 16,123 | r | 3,211 | r | 5,000 | ||
| Total | 512,000 | r | 510,000 | r- | 525,000 | r | 509,000 | r | 536,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals 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 13, 2011. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Rounded to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
