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| TABLE 16 | |||||||||||
| ZINC:� WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| Algeria, primary and secondary | 33,900 | 34,900 | 36,800 | 32,000 | 32,000 | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 38,699 | � | 39,221 | 35,300 | 37,460 | r | 42,000 | ||||
| Secondary�� | 3,098 | � | 3,139 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||
| Total | 41,797 | � | 42,360 | 38,300 | 40,460 | r | 45,000 | ||||
| Australia: | � | � | |||||||||
| Primary4������� | 567,000 | � | 553,000 | � | 473,000 | � | 457,300 | r | 490,000 | ||
| Secondarye������� | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | r | 6,000 | ||
| Total | 573,000 | r | 559,000 | r | 479,000 | r | 463,300 | r | 496,000 | ||
| Belgium, primary and secondarye | 260,000 | � | 244,000 | � | 263,000 | 257,000 | 219,800 | 5 | |||
| Brazil: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 247,692 | 262,998 | r | 265,987 | 267,374 | r | 268,000 | ||||
| Secondarye | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Total | 254,692 | 269,998 | r | 272,987 | 274,374 | r | 275,000 | ||||
| Bulgaria, primary and secondary | 83,000 | 86,800 | 102,000 | 95,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
| Canada, primary | 793,410 | 761,199 | � | 805,438 | r | 722,951 | r | 730,000 | p | ||
| China, primary and secondarye�������� | 2,100,000 | 2,320,000 | � | 2,720,000 | 2,780,000 | r | 3,100,000 | � | |||
| Czech Republic, secondarye | 200 | � | 250 | � | 250 | 250 | � | 250 | � | ||
| Finland, primary | 235,300 | � | 265,900 | � | 284,500 | 292,000 | 282,200 | 5 | |||
| France, primary and secondarye� | 350,000 | � | 268,000 | r | 268,000 | 210,000 | r | 210,000 | � | ||
| Germany, primary and secondary | 378,561 | 388,131 | 382,020 | 334,891 | r | 300,000 | |||||
| India: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 231,400 | � | 253,900 | � | 238,400 | � | 266,200 | r | 370,900 | 5 | |
| Secondarye� | 24,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | � | 23,000 | � | 23,000 | � | |||
| Total�� | 255,400 | � | 277,900 | � | 262,400 | � | 289,200 | r | 393,900 | 5 | |
| Iran | 82,571 | 78,428 | 109,400 | 140,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Italy, primary and secondary | 176,000 | � | 123,000 | e | 130,000 | � | 121,000 | � | 109,000 | � | |
| Japan:���������� | |||||||||||
| Primary | 547,183 | � | 532,704 | � | 534,830 | � | 536,768 | 505,532 | 5 | ||
| Secondary | 126,723 | � | 153,411 | � | 132,417 | � | 138,453 | 148,717 | 5 | ||
| Total | 673,906 | � | 686,115 | � | 667,247 | � | 675,221 | 654,249 | 5 | ||
| Kazakhstan, primary and secondary | 286,300 | � | 279,000 | � | 316,500 | � | 356,907 | 300,000 | |||
| Korea, North, primary and secondarye������������� | 65,000 | 65,000 | 67,000 | 72,000 | � | 72,000 | � | ||||
| Korea, Republic of, primary���������� | 605,990 | 644,218 | 668,666 | 644,828 | 662,521 | 5 | |||||
| Laos | 1,345 | 3,069 | 2,000 | 87,379 | -- | ||||||
| Macedonia, primary and secondarye | 56,000 | � | 15,000 | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | � | |
| Mexico, primary | 302,122 | � | 320,364 | � | 316,864 | r | 327,205 | r | 350,000 | �� | |
| Mongolia | -- | -- | -- | -- | r | -- | |||||
| Namibia6 | 35 | 47,436 | � | 119,200 | � | 132,800 | 133,000 | ||||
| Netherlands, primarye, 7 | 203,000 | � | 223,000 | � | 225,000 | � | 228,000 | 221,500 | 5 | ||
| Norway, primary | 145,000 | � | 142,000 | � | 139,000 | 148,000 | 160,700 | 5 | |||
| Peru, primary | 172,688 | � | 202,076 | � | 195,692 | 163,603 | 175,250 | 5 | |||
| Poland, primary and secondary | 158,900 | � | 153,300 | � | 153,000 | 155,000 | 150,000 | ����� | |||
| Portugal, secondarye | 3,000 | r | 3,000 | r | 3,000 | r | 2,000 | r | 2,000 | � | |
| Romania, primary and secondary� | 51,600 | � | 52,000 | � | 55,000 | 57,000 | 41,000 | ||||
| Russia, primary and secondarye | 244,000 | 253,000 | � | 240,000 | � | 220,000 | � | 240,000 | � | ||
| Serbia and Montenegro, primary and secondary8 | 1,478 | � | 62 | � | 5,000 | r | 2,500 | r | 3,200 | � | |
| Slovakia, secondarye� | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | � | 1,000 | � | 1,000 | � | |||
| South Africa, primary | 111,000 | 113,000 | 105,000 | r | 104,000 | r | 90,000 | 5 | |||
| Spain, primary and secondary | 488,000 | 519,000 | 525,000 | � | 501,000 | r | 500,000 | ||||
| Thailand, primary | 105,148 | 113,686 | 115,100 | 101,186 | 91,220 | 5 | |||||
| United Kingdom, primary and secondary | 99,600 | 16,600 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 16�Continued | |||||||||||
| ZINC:� WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006e | ||||||
| United States:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 192,000 | r | 185,000 | r | 194,000 | r | 195,000 | r | 113,000 | ||
| Secondary | 171,000 | r | 166,000 | r | 156,000 | r | 156,000 | r | 156,000 | ||
| Total | 362,000 | 351,000 | 350,000 | 351,000 | 269,000 | ||||||
| Uzbekistan, primarye | 80,000 | r | 60,000 | r | 60,000 | r | 35,030 | r, 5 | 35,000 | ||
| Grand total� | 9,840,000 | r | 9,980,000 | r | 10,500,000 | r | 10,400,000 | r | 10,600,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 4,580,000 | r | 4,670,000 | r | 4,660,000 | r | 4,530,000 | r | 4,590,000 | ||
| Secondary | 342,000 | r | 364,000 | r | 333,000 | r | 337,000 | r | 347,000 | ||
| Undifferentiated | 4,920,000 | 4,950,000 | r | 5,490,000 | r | 5,550,000 | r | 5,630,000 | |||
| 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 1, 2007. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 6Special high-grade electrowon cathodes from Anglo American plc's Skorpian solvent extraction-electrowinning plant. | |||||||||||
| 7Sales. | |||||||||||
| 8In June 2006, Montenegro and Serbia formally declared independence from each other and dissolved their union. Mineral production data for 2006,� | |||||||||||
| however, still reflect the unified country. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program