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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||
| Algeria, primarye | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 42,584 | 42,876 | 39,479 | 32,989 | r | 40,000 | |||||
| Secondary-- | 3,407 | 3,430 | 3,158 | 2,639 | r | 3,000 | |||||
| Total | 45,991 | 46,306 | 42,637 | 35,628 | r | 43,000 | |||||
| Australia: | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Primary4---- | 463,000 | 502,000 | 499,000 | 525,000 | 499,000 | 5 | |||||
| Secondarye------- | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Total | 469,000 | 508,000 | 505,000 | 531,000 | 505,000 | 5 | |||||
| Belgium, primary | 251,000 | 241,000 | 251,000 | 26,000 | 260,000 | ||||||
| Brazil, primary | 272,311 | 265,126 | 248,874 | 250,000 | e | 250,000 | |||||
| Bulgaria, primary and secondary | 95,341 | 99,992 | 99,699 | r | 92,676 | r | 88,000 | 5 | |||
| Canada, primary | 824,464 | 802,103 | 764,312 | 685,504 | 691,222 | p, 5 | |||||
| China, primary and secondarye-------- | 3,170,000 | 3,740,000 | 4,000,000 | 4,280,000 | r | 5,160,000 | |||||
| Czech Republic, secondarye | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Finland, primary | 282,238 | 305,543 | 297,722 | 295,049 | r | 307,144 | 5 | ||||
| France, primary | 127,777 | 129,110 | 117,861 | 161,000 | 163,000 | ||||||
| Germany, primary and secondary | 342,566 | 294,735 | 292,284 | 153,000 | r, e | 165,000 | |||||
| India, primary and secondary | 443,900 | 453,800 | 567,800 | 606,100 | r | 684,300 | 5 | ||||
| Irane | 140,000 | 90,000 | 60,000 | r | 65,000 | r | 65,000 | ||||
| Italy, primary and secondarye | 109,000 | 5 | 109,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | |||||
| Japan:---------- | |||||||||||
| Primary | 504,532 | 495,632 | r | 502,910 | r | 429,165 | r | 458,648 | 5 | ||
| Secondary | 148,715 | 143,063 | r | 147,957 | r | 111,439 | r | 115,359 | 5 | ||
| Total | 653,247 | 638,695 | r | 650,867 | r | 540,604 | r | 574,007 | 5 | ||
| Kazakhstan, primary and secondary | 364,821 | 358,226 | 365,572 | r | 327,873 | r | 318,800 | 5 | |||
| Korea, North, primary and secondarye------------- | 72,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of, primary---------- | 662,521 | 670,000 | r | 738,000 | 751,179 | r | 717,100 | 5 | |||
| Kosovo, primary6 | -- | -- | -- | 5,487 | 5,500 | ||||||
| Mexico, primary | 279,734 | 321,932 | 305,409 | 300,000 | e | 300,000 | |||||
| Namibia7 | 129,900 | 150,080 | 145,400 | 153,815 | r | 151,688 | 5 | ||||
| Netherlands, primary | 238,274 | 224,838 | 239,462 | 224,000 | 264,000 | ||||||
| Norway, primary | 160,670 | 157,027 | 145,469 | 138,973 | 148,862 | 5 | |||||
| Peru, primary | 175,250 | - | 162,375 | 190,324 | 149,494 | r | 261,978 | 5 | |||
| Poland, primary and secondary | 134,000 | 142,000 | 142,600 | r | 139,100 | r | 149,000 | 5 | |||
| Romania, primary and secondary- | 44,000 | r | 58,000 | r | 62,000 | 4,000 | r, e | -- | 5 | ||
| Russia, primary and secondarye | 240,000 | 260,000 | 260,000 | 225,000 | 260,000 | ||||||
| Serbia, primary and secondarye | 15,000 | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 11-Continued | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||
| South Africa, primary | 90,000 | 101,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 90,000 | 5 | |||||
| Spain, primary and secondary | 507,440 | 494,090 | 456,050 | 500,776 | 501,000 | ||||||
| Thailand, primary | 94,779 | 99,337 | 107,753 | 104,695 | r | 100,000 | |||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 113,000 | 121,000 | 125,000 | 94,000 | 120,000 | 5 | |||||
| Secondarye------- | 156,000 | 157,000 | 161,000 | 109,000 | 129,000 | ||||||
| Total | 269,000 | 278,000 | 286,000 | 203,000 | 249,000 | ||||||
| Uzbekistan, primary | 45,000 | e | 71,800 | 70,445 | 40,000 | e | 40,000 | ||||
| Grand total- | 10,800,000 | 11,400,000 | 11,700,000 | 11,300,000 | r | 12,700,000 | |||||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 4,660,000 | r | 4,740,000 | r | 4,760,000 | r | 4,330,000 | r | 4,750,000 | ||
| Secondary | 314,000 | r | 309,000 | r | 318,000 | r | 230,000 | r | 253,000 | ||
| Undifferentiated | 5,810,000 | r | 6,320,000 | r | 6,630,000 | r | 6,720,000 | r | 7,720,000 | ||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 2Wherever possible, detailed information on raw material source of output (primary-directly from ores, and secondary-from scrap) has been provided. In- | |||||||||||
| cases where raw material source is unreported and insufficient data are available to estimate the distribution of the total, that total has been left | |||||||||||
| undifferentiated (primary and secondary). To the extent possible, this table reflects metal production at the first measurable stage of metal output. Table- | |||||||||||
| includes data available through July 7, 2011. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Israel also produces small amounts of secondary zinc, but available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates- | |||||||||||
| of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Excludes zinc dust. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6On February 17, 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared independence from Serbia. | |||||||||||
| 7Special high-grade electrowon cathodes from Anglo American plc-s Skorpian solvent extraction-electrowinning plant. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
