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| 1 | Italy | 3,000,000 |  | | 2 | Turkey | 2,300,000 | | | 3 | China | 1,900,000 | | | 4 | Japan | 1,000,000 | | | 5 | Thailand | 1,000,000 | | | 6 | United States | 763,000 | | | 7 | France | 650,000 | | | 8 | Spain | 580,000 | | | 9 | Korea, Republic Of | 500,000 | | | 10 | Czech Republic | 475,000 | | | 11 | Mexico | 450,000 | | | 12 | Egypt | 350,000 | | | 13 | Poland | 300,000 | | | 14 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 250,000 | | | 15 | Venezuela | 200,000 | | | 16 | Germany | 167,332 | | | 17 | India | 160,000 | | | 18 | Argentina | 150,000 | | | 19 | Portugal | 133,500 | | | 20 | Brazil | 123,000 | | | 21 | Colombia | 100,000 | | | 22 | Greece | 95,000 | | | 23 | Malaysia | 80,000 | | | 24 | South Africa | 76,000 | | | 25 | Norway | 75,000 | | | 26 | Finland | 60,000 | | | 27 | Romania | 55,000 | | | 28 | Australia | 50,000 | | | 29 | Russian Federation | 45,000 | | | 30 | Sweden | 42,000 | | | 31 | Ecuador | 40,000 | | | 32 | Bulgaria | 35,000 | | | 33 | Sri Lanka | 35,000 | | | 34 | Pakistan | 24,000 | | | 35 | Morocco | 20,000 | | | 36 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 20,000 | | | 37 | Jordan | 14,000 | | | 38 | Philippines | 12,000 | | | 39 | Myanmar | 10,000 | | | 40 | Cuba | 8,000 | | | 41 | Peru | 6,500 | | | 42 | Chile | 6,000 | | | 43 | Slovakia | 5,000 | | | 44 | Uzbekistan | 4,300 | | | 45 | Serbia and Montenegro | 4,000 | | | 46 | Guatemala | 4,000 | | | 47 | United Kingdom | 2,500 | | | 48 | Uruguay | 2,200 | | | 49 | Nigeria | 1,700 | | | 50 | Ethiopia | 478 | | | 51 | Kenya | 20 | | | 52 | Madagascar | 3 | |
Year of Estimate: 2006
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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