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| Rank | Country | World Mine Production, By Country (Metric tons) |
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| 1 | Chile | 3,356,600 |  | | 2 | Peru | 1,107,789 | | | 3 | China | 940,000 | | | 4 | Australia | 833,000 | | | 5 | United States | 801,000 | | | 6 | Russian Federation | 750,000 | | | 7 | Indonesia | 632,600 | | | 8 | Canada | 606,999 | | | 9 | Poland | 429,000 | | | 10 | Kazakhstan | 420,000 | | | 11 | Zambia | 383,000 | | | 12 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 241,000 | | | 13 | Brazil | 206,000 | | | 14 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 189,000 | | | 15 | Mexico | 172,093 | | | 16 | Papua New Guinea | 159,650 | | | 17 | Argentina | 156,900 | | | 18 | Mongolia | 129,500 | | | 19 | South Africa | 109,000 | | | 20 | Bulgaria | 105,000 | | | 21 | Uzbekistan | 95,000 | | | 22 | Portugal | 89,000 | | | 23 | Turkey | 83,000 | | | 24 | Sweden | 57,400 | | | 25 | Botswana | 29,000 | | | 26 | India | 28,000 | | | 27 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 24,929 | | | 28 | Philippines | 21,235 | | | 29 | Armenia | 18,800 | | | 30 | Serbia | 18,800 | | | 31 | Pakistan | 18,700 | | | 32 | Finland | 13,000 | | | 33 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 12,000 | | | 34 | Georgia | 11,000 | | | 35 | Namibia | 8,300 | | | 36 | Spain | 7,100 | | | 37 | Myanmar | 7,000 | | | 38 | Morocco | 5,600 | | | 39 | Colombia | 3,000 | | | 40 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 2,700 | | | 41 | Zimbabwe | 2,000 | | | 42 | Romania | 2,000 | | | 43 | Saudi Arabia | 1,200 | | | 44 | Bolivia | 731 | | | 45 | Cyprus | 300 | |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2008
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