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| TABLE 18 | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003e | ||||||
| Algeria, primary and secondarye | 32,200 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 26,136 | r, 4 | 32,200 | |||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 40,224 | 36,359 | 39,727 | 38,699 | 39,221 | p | |||||
| Secondary | 3,220 | 2,910 | 3,180 | 3,098 | 3,139 | p | |||||
| Total | 43,444 | 39,269 | 42,907 | 41,797 | 42,360 | p | |||||
| Australia: | |||||||||||
| Primary5 | 344,000 | 490,000 | 554,000 | 567,000 | 553,000 | 4 | |||||
| Secondarye | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | ||||||
| Total | 348,500 | 494,500 | 558,500 | 571,500 | 557,000 | ||||||
| Belgium, primary and secondary | 232,400 | 251,700 | 259,300 | 260,000 | e | 244,000 | |||||
| Brazil: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 187,010 | 191,777 | 193,061 | 249,434 | r | 380,000 | |||||
| Secondarye | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| Total | 194,010 | 198,777 | 200,061 | 256,434 | r | 387,000 | |||||
| Bulgaria, primary and secondary | 83,700 | 84,200 | 88,600 | 83,000 | r | 85,000 | |||||
| Canada, primary | 776,927 | 779,899 | 661,172 | 793,475 | 700,000 | ||||||
| China, primary and secondarye | 1,700,000 | 1,980,000 | 2,040,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,300,000 | ||||||
| Czech Republic, secondarye | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Finland, primary | 225,200 | 222,881 | 247,179 | 235,300 | 265,900 | 4 | |||||
| France, primary and secondary | 333,103 | 350,000 | 347,000 | e | 350,000 | e | 253,000 | ||||
| Germany, primary and secondary | 333,000 | 356,000 | 358,300 | 360,000 | 388,000 | ||||||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 175,000 | 176,000 | 4 | 207,000 | r | 231,400 | r, 4 | 253,900 | 4 | ||
| Secondary | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 24,000 | 24,000 | ||||||
| Total | 200,000 | 201,000 | 232,000 | r | 255,400 | r, 4 | 277,900 | 4 | |||
| Iran | 31,000 | 49,000 | 73,000 | e | 100,000 | r, e | 100,000 | ||||
| Italy, primary and secondary | 152,800 | 170,300 | 177,800 | 176,000 | 123,000 | ||||||
| Japan: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 524,979 | 541,704 | 541,277 | 547,183 | 532,704 | 4 | |||||
| Secondary | 158,637 | 157,047 | 142,777 | 126,723 | r | 153,411 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 683,616 | 698,751 | 684,054 | 673,906 | r | 686,115 | 4 | ||||
| Kazakhstan, primary and secondary | 249,327 | 262,200 | 277,100 | 286,300 | 294,965 | 4 | |||||
| Korea, North, primary and secondary | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of, primary | 430,108 | 473,897 | 508,000 | 600,027 | r | 600,000 | |||||
| Macedonia, primary and secondarye | 55,000 | 69,800 | 95,093 | 4 | 15,100 | r | 15,000 | ||||
| Mexico, primary | 218,913 | 235,073 | r | 303,810 | r | 302,122 | r | 310,000 | |||
| Namibia6 | -- | -- | -- | 35 | 47,436 | 4 | |||||
| Netherlands, primary6 | 220,000 | e | 216,800 | 204,800 | 203,000 | r, e | 223,000 | ||||
| Norway, primary | 132,600 | 125,800 | 129,300 | 137,300 | 135,500 | 4 | |||||
| Peru, primary | 196,978 | 199,813 | 201,498 | 172,688 | 202,057 | 4 | |||||
| Poland, primary and secondary | 178,900 | 173,000 | e | 174,700 | 158,900 | r | 160,000 | ||||
| Portugal, primarye | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,600 | 3,500 | ||||||
| Romania, primary and secondary | 29,000 | 51,900 | 47,200 | 50,000 | e | 50,000 | |||||
| Russia, primary and secondarye | 221,000 | 230,000 | 237,000 | 244,000 | 240,000 | ||||||
| Serbia and Montenegro, primary and secondary | 683 | 8,291 | 13,467 | 1,478 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Slovakia, secondarye | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | ||||||
| South Africa, primary | 108,000 | 103,000 | 109,000 | 105,000 | e | 115,000 | 4 | ||||
| Spain, primary and secondary | 393,000 | 386,300 | 418,000 | 488,000 | 530,000 | ||||||
| Thailand, primary | 75,639 | 77,525 | 74,129 | 72,502 | 73,000 | ||||||
| Turkey, primary | 33,179 | -- | -- | e | -- | e | -- | ||||
| United Kingdom, primary and secondary | 132,800 | 76,000 | r | 90,000 | r, e | 98,000 | r, e | 14 | |||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 241,000 | 228,000 | 203,000 | 182,000 | 187,000 | 4 | |||||
| Secondary | 131,000 | 143,000 | 108,000 | 113,000 | 116,000 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 371,000 | 371,000 | 311,000 | 294,000 | 303,000 | 4 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 18--Continued | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD SMELTER PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003e | ||||||
| Uzbekistan, primarye | 27,000 | 18,000 | 35,000 | r | 30,000 | r | 30,000 | ||||
| Grand total | 8,550,000 | 9,090,000 | r | 9,340,000 | r | 9,650,000 | r | 9,880,000 | |||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 3,960,000 | 4,120,000 | r | 4,220,000 | r | 4,470,000 | r | 4,600,000 | |||
| Secondary | 331,000 | 341,000 | 292,000 | 280,000 | r | 310,000 | |||||
| Undifferentiated | 4,260,000 | 4,630,000 | r | 4,830,000 | r | 4,900,000 | 4,960,000 | ||||
| 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, 2004. | |||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Excludes zinc dust. | |||||||||||
| 7Special high grade electrowon cathrodes from Skorpion plant. | |||||||||||
| 6Sales. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program