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| 1 | China | 1,038,300 |  | | 2 | India | 145,000 |  | | 3 | United States | 100,903 |  | | 4 | Japan | 69,629 |  | | 5 | Korea, Republic Of | 51,391 |  | | 6 | Spain | 50,347 |  | | 7 | Russian Federation | 48,700 |  | | 8 | Italy | 46,404 |  | | 9 | Turkey | 42,787 |  | | 10 | Thailand | 37,872 |  | | 11 | Indonesia | 37,000 |  | | 12 | Brazil | 36,673 |  | | 13 | Mexico | 36,000 |  | | 14 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 32,650 |  | | 15 | Germany | 30,629 |  | | 16 | Egypt | 29,000 |  | | 17 | Viet Nam | 29,000 |  | | 18 | Saudi Arabia | 26,064 |  | | 19 | France | 21,277 |  | | 20 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 19,891 |  | | 21 | Pakistan | 18,000 |  | | 22 | Malaysia | 17,860 |  | | 23 | Greece | 15,000 |  | | 24 | Canada | 14,179 |  | | 25 | Philippines | 13,000 |  | | 26 | South Africa | 13,000 |  | | 27 | Poland | 12,646 |  | | 28 | Ukraine | 12,183 |  | | 29 | United Kingdom | 11,470 |  | | 30 | Morocco | 11,000 |  | | 31 | Venezuela | 10,000 |  | | 32 | Colombia | 9,959 |  | | 33 | Australia | 9,000 |  | | 34 | Algeria | 9,000 |  | | 35 | Portugal | 9,000 |  | | 36 | United Arab Emirates | 8,000 |  | | 37 | Argentina | 7,595 |  | | 38 | Romania | 7,032 |  | | 39 | Belgium | 7,000 |  | | 40 | Tunisia | 6,500 |  | | 41 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 5,700 |  | | 42 | Bangladesh | 5,100 |  | | 43 | Uzbekistan | 5,068 |  | | 44 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4,800 |  | | 45 | Austria | 4,736 |  | | 46 | Israel | 4,700 |  | | 47 | Peru | 4,600 |  | | 48 | Jordan | 4,046 |  | | 49 | Switzerland | 4,022 |  | | 50 | Ireland | 4,000 |  | | 51 | Chile | 3,999 |  | | 52 | Czech Republic | 3,978 |  | | 53 | Kazakhstan | 3,975 |  | | 54 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 3,600 |  | | 55 | Croatia | 3,520 |  | | 56 | Hungary | 3,500 |  | | 57 | Slovakia | 3,499 |  | | 58 | Lebanon | 3,300 |  | | 59 | Belarus | 3,131 |  | | 60 | Ecuador | 3,100 |  | | 61 | Iraq | 3,000 |  | | 62 | Kuwait | 2,700 |  | | 63 | Dominican Republic | 2,640 |  | | 64 | Sweden | 2,600 |  | | 65 | Oman | 2,500 |  | | 66 | Netherlands | 2,400 |  | | 67 | Nigeria | 2,400 |  | | 68 | Denmark | 2,200 |  | | 69 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2,200 |  | | 70 | Kenya | 2,123 |  | | 71 | Bulgaria | 2,100 |  | | 72 | Costa Rica | 2,000 |  | | 73 | Honduras | 2,000 |  | | 74 | Ghana | 1,900 |  | | 75 | Cyprus | 1,805 |  | | 76 | Guatemala | 1,800 |  | | 77 | Senegal | 1,700 |  | | 78 | Ethiopia | 1,568 |  | | 79 | Yemen | 1,550 |  | | 80 | Azerbaijan | 1,538 |  | | 81 | Norway | 1,500 |  | | 82 | Bolivia | 1,440 |  | | 83 | El Salvador | 1,400 |  | | 84 | Qatar | 1,400 |  | | 85 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 1,375 |  | | 86 | Cuba | 1,370 |  | | 87 | Finland | 1,321 |  | | 88 | Slovenia | 1,200 |  | | 89 | Sri Lanka | 1,180 |  | | 90 | New Zealand | 1,100 |  | | 91 | Uruguay | 1,050 |  | | 92 | Hong Kong | 1,005 |  | | 93 | Cameroon | 1,000 |  | | 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,000 |  | | 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 900 |  | | 96 | Jamaica | 845 |  | | 97 | Panama | 840 |  | | 98 | Lithuania | 832 |  | | 99 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 800 |  | | 100 | Togo | 800 |  | | 101 | Trinidad and Tobago | 770 |  | | 102 | Angola | 760 |  | | 103 | Luxembourg | 750 |  | | 104 | Uganda | 650 |  | | 105 | Paraguay | 650 |  | | 106 | Côte D'ivoire | 650 |  | | 107 | Estonia | 650 |  | | 108 | Nicaragua | 610 |  | | 109 | Armenia | 605 |  | | 110 | Albania | 575 |  | | 111 | Myanmar | 543 |  | | 112 | Moldova, Republic Of | 500 |  | | 113 | Turkmenistan | 450 |  | | 114 | Georgia | 450 |  | | 115 | Zambia | 435 |  | | 116 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 410 |  | | 117 | Mozambique | 400 |  | | 118 | Zimbabwe | 400 |  | | 119 | Réunion | 380 |  | | 120 | Guinea | 360 |  | | 121 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 350 |  | | 122 | Barbados | 320 |  | | 123 | Sudan | 310 |  | | 124 | Mauritania | 300 |  | | 125 | Haiti | 300 |  | | 126 | Nepal | 290 |  | | 127 | Latvia | 280 |  | | 128 | Gabon | 260 |  | | 129 | Tajikistan | 253 |  | | 130 | Benin | 250 |  | | 131 | Brunei Darussalam | 240 |  | | 132 | Guadeloupe | 230 |  | | 133 | Martinique | 220 |  | | 134 | Bahrain | 191 |  | | 135 | Madagascar | 180 |  | | 136 | Sierra Leone | 180 |  | | 137 | Bhutan | 170 |  | | 138 | Malawi | 120 |  | | 139 | Mongolia | 112 |  | | 140 | Rwanda | 105 |  | | 141 | New Caledonia | 100 |  | | 142 | Fiji | 100 |  | | 143 | Iceland | 95 |  | | 144 | Suriname | 65 |  | | 145 | French Guiana | 60 |  | | 146 | Afghanistan | 60 |  | | 147 | Niger | 55 |  | | 148 | Eritrea | 45 |  | | 149 | Liberia | 40 |  | | 150 | Burkina Faso | 30 |  |
Year of Estimate: 2005
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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