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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, zinc content of concentrate and direct shipping, unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | ||||||
| Algeria | 572 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Argentina | 29,808 | 27,025 | 30,349 | 31,869 | r | 30,000 | e | ||||
| Armenia | 2,932 | 2,585 | 4,200 | 3,800 | r | 7,900 | |||||
| Australia | 1,362,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,519,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,479,000 | ||||||
| Bolivia | 172,747 | 214,053 | 383,619 | r | 430,879 | r | 411,409 | ||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 500 | r | 2,600 | r | 4,700 | r | 3,400 | r | 4,000 | ||
| Brazil | 185,211 | 193,887 | 173,933 | 169,000 | r | 175,000 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 13,500 | r | 12,200 | r | 10,600 | r | 10,700 | r | 10,000 | e | |
| Burma | 8,000 | r | 10,000 | r | 7,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 7,000 | ||
| Canada | 637,956 | 630,485 | r | 750,502 | r | 698,901 | 648,905 | p | |||
| Chile | 36,238 | 36,453 | 40,519 | 27,801 | 27,662 | ||||||
| China | 2,840,000 | 3,040,000 | 3,340,000 | r | 3,330,000 | r | 3,700,000 | ||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 16,831 | 18,500 | 13,523 | r | 12,843 | r | 9,223 | ||||
| Finland | 35,700 | 38,900 | 27,800 | 30,233 | 55,562 | ||||||
| Greece | 16,414 | 19,549 | 22,694 | 18,126 | 19,976 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 6,000 | 20,000 | 14,000 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Honduras | 37,646 | 29,211 | 28,462 | 36,370 | 33,839 | ||||||
| India | 501,700 | 538,900 | 613,600 | 695,000 | 700,000 | ||||||
| Irane | 164,000 | 100,000 | 69,267 | r, 3 | 80,000 | r | 100,000 | ||||
| Ireland | 425,756 | 400,898 | 398,158 | 385,670 | 342,434 | ||||||
| Japan | 7,169 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 451,000 | r | 457,000 | r | 469,000 | r | 485,000 | r | 500,000 | ||
| Korea, Northe------------- | 67,000 | r | 70,000 | r | 50,000 | r | 30,000 | r | 40,000 | ||
| Korea, Republic of---- | 16 | 2,034 | r | 1,836 | r | 2,221 | r | 355 | |||
| Kosovo4 | 2,230 | 2,460 | 4,900 | 3,690 | 4,000 | e | |||||
| Laos | 1,100 | 3,000 | r | 2,200 | r | 3,400 | r | 3,000 | e | ||
| Macedonia | 11,000 | 24,000 | 29,000 | 35,000 | r | 35,000 | e | ||||
| Mexico | 432,347 | 426,509 | 397,306 | 384,478 | r | 518,429 | |||||
| Mongolia | 54,850 | 77,350 | 71,800 | r | 78,800 | r | 56,300 | ||||
| Morocco | 95,000 | 57,700 | 96,900 | 48,600 | r | 61,900 | |||||
| Namibia5 | 55,455 | 46,335 | 38,319 | 48,856 | r | 53,624 | |||||
| Pakistan | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 10 | ||||||
| Peru | 1,203,364 | 1,444,381 | 1,602,597 | 1,509,129 | 1,470,450 | ||||||
| Philippines | -- | 7,394 | r | 1,619 | 10,035 | 9,268 | |||||
| Poland | 126,600 | r | 129,600 | r | 132,400 | r | 115,500 | r | 88,000 | ||
| Portugal | 7,505 | 24,380 | 39,254 | 501 | 6,422 | ||||||
| Romania | 8,052 | 1,000 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Russiae | 190,000 | 185,000 | 204,000 | 225,000 | 269,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 983 | 716 | 3,663 | 5,000 | r, e | 5,000 | e | ||||
| Serbiae | 2,000 | 3 | 1,000 | 3 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||
| South Africa | 34,444 | 30,859 | 29,002 | 28,159 | 35,824 | ||||||
| Spain | -- | -- | -- | 1,200 | r | 17,318 | |||||
| Sweden | 210,029 | 214,576 | 188,048 | 192,538 | 198,686 | ||||||
| Thailand | 32,100 | 32,921 | 17,811 | 34,000 | 25,529 | ||||||
| Turkey | 59,000 | 71,000 | 73,000 | 78,000 | r | 88,000 | e | ||||
| United States | 727,000 | 803,000 | 778,000 | 736,000 | 748,000 | ||||||
| Vietname | 45,000 | 45,600 | r | 45,600 | r | 45,600 | r | 45,000 | |||
| Total- | 10,300,000 | 11,000,000 | 11,700,000 | r | 11,400,000 | r | 12,000,000 | ||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through July 7, 2011. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 10 | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4On February 17, 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared independence from Serbia.- | |||||||||||
| 5Does not include ores sent to solvent extraction-electrowinning plant. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
