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| 1 | South Africa | 272,128 |  | | 2 | United States | 252,000 |  | | 3 | China | 245,000 |  | | 4 | Australia | 244,000 |  | | 5 | Peru | 203,269 |  | | 6 | Indonesia | 164,400 |  | | 7 | Russian Federation | 159,340 |  | | 8 | Canada | 103,890 |  | | 9 | Uzbekistan | 85,000 |  | | 10 | Ghana | 66,205 |  | | 11 | Mali | 55,484 |  | | 12 | Papua New Guinea | 50,000 |  | | 13 | Tanzania, United Republic Of | 46,000 |  | | 14 | Argentina | 45,000 |  | | 15 | Chile | 42,100 |  | | 16 | Brazil | 41,154 |  | | 17 | Colombia | 40,000 |  | | 18 | Mexico | 40,000 |  | | 19 | Philippines | 37,500 |  | | 20 | Mongolia | 22,561 |  | | 21 | Kazakhstan | 18,000 |  | | 22 | Guinea | 15,230 |  | | 23 | Bolivia | 14,500 |  | | 24 | Venezuela | 12,000 |  | | 25 | Zimbabwe | 11,354 |  | | 26 | Suriname | 11,000 |  | | 27 | Guyana | 11,000 |  | | 28 | Kyrgyzstan | 10,721 |  | | 29 | New Zealand | 10,500 |  | | 30 | Japan | 8,904 |  | | 31 | Saudi Arabia | 8,000 |  | | 32 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,300 |  | | 33 | Ecuador | 5,500 |  | | 34 | Turkey | 5,500 |  | | 35 | Sweden | 5,100 |  | | 36 | Guatemala | 5,036 |  | | 37 | Spain | 5,000 |  | | 38 | Finland | 5,000 |  | | 39 | Honduras | 4,500 |  | | 40 | Thailand | 4,500 |  | | 41 | Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The | 4,200 |  | | 42 | Ethiopia | 4,028 |  | | 43 | Burundi | 3,900 |  | | 44 | Bulgaria | 3,500 |  | | 45 | Malaysia | 3,497 |  | | 46 | Uruguay | 3,200 |  | | 47 | Sudan | 3,158 |  | | 48 | Nicaragua | 3,000 |  | | 49 | Viet Nam | 3,000 |  | | 50 | Tajikistan | 3,000 |  | | 51 | Namibia | 2,900 |  | | 52 | Botswana | 2,800 |  | | 53 | India | 2,500 |  | | 54 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 2,000 |  | | 55 | Georgia | 2,000 |  | | 56 | French Guiana | 2,000 |  | | 57 | Côte D'ivoire | 1,600 |  | | 58 | Uganda | 1,600 |  | | 59 | Burkina Faso | 1,571 |  | | 60 | Cameroon | 1,500 |  | | 61 | Costa Rica | 1,500 |  | | 62 | Niger | 1,480 |  | | 63 | Fiji | 1,430 |  | | 64 | Armenia | 1,400 |  | | 65 | Morocco | 1,200 |  | | 66 | France | 1,000 |  | | 67 | Kenya | 620 |  | | 68 | Italy | 600 |  | | 69 | Senegal | 600 |  | | 70 | Poland | 500 |  | | 71 | Romania | 500 |  | | 72 | Serbia and Montenegro | 500 |  | | 73 | Cuba | 500 |  | | 74 | Algeria | 377 |  | | 75 | Gabon | 300 |  | | 76 | Korea, Republic Of | 270 |  | | 77 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 200 |  | | 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 150 |  | | 79 | Slovakia | 100 |  | | 80 | Chad | 100 |  | | 81 | Myanmar | 90 |  | | 82 | Mozambique | 68 |  | | 83 | Nigeria | 40 |  | | 84 | Eritrea | 30 |  | | 85 | Benin | 20 |  | | 86 | Liberia | 20 |  | | 87 | Solomon Islands | 10 |  | | 88 | Congo | 10 |  | | 89 | Central African Republic | 7 |  | | 90 | Madagascar | 5 |  |
Year of Estimate: 2006
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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