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| Rank | Country | World Mine Production, By Country (Metric tons) |
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| 1 | Chile | 3,735,900 |  | | 2 | Indonesia | 1,065,000 | | | 3 | Australia | 876,000 | | | 4 | Peru | 844,368 | | | 5 | China | 740,000 | | | 6 | Russian Federation | 700,000 | | | 7 | United States | 586,000 | | | 8 | Canada | 566,500 | | | 9 | Poland | 523,000 | | | 10 | Kazakhstan | 402,000 | | | 11 | Mexico | 350,000 | | | 12 | Zambia | 330,000 | | | 13 | Papua New Guinea | 193,000 | | | 14 | Argentina | 188,000 | | | 15 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 185,000 | | | 16 | Brazil | 131,000 | | | 17 | Mongolia | 126,547 | | | 18 | South Africa | 103,907 | | | 19 | Uzbekistan | 100,000 | | | 20 | Sweden | 97,800 | | | 21 | Bulgaria | 97,000 | | | 22 | Portugal | 89,500 | | | 23 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 49,500 | | | 24 | Turkey | 48,000 | | | 25 | Myanmar | 34,478 | | | 26 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30,500 | | | 27 | India | 26,900 | | | 28 | Botswana | 26,100 | | | 29 | Serbia and Montenegro | 25,000 | | | 30 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 22,000 | | | 31 | Pakistan | 17,700 | | | 32 | Armenia | 16,400 | | | 33 | Philippines | 16,323 | | | 34 | Romania | 15,000 | | | 35 | Finland | 15,000 | | | 36 | Georgia | 12,000 | | | 37 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 12,000 | | | 38 | Namibia | 10,900 | | | 39 | Spain | 4,900 | | | 40 | Morocco | 4,400 | | | 41 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 4,200 | | | 42 | Zimbabwe | 2,700 | | | 43 | Colombia | 1,700 | | | 44 | Bolivia | 714 | | | 45 | Saudi Arabia | 700 | |
Year of Estimate: 2005
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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