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| Rank | Country | World Production, By Country (Thousand metric tons) |
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| 1 | China | 880,000 |  | | 2 | Australia | 394,000 | | | 3 | Brazil | 300,000 | | | 4 | India | 245,000 | | | 5 | Russian Federation | 92,000 | | | 6 | Ukraine | 66,476 | | | 7 | South Africa | 55,313.05 | | | 8 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 33,000 | | | 9 | Canada | 31,700 | | | 10 | United States | 26,696 | | | 11 | Kazakhstan | 22,289.9 | | | 12 | Sweden | 17,700 | | | 13 | Venezuela | 14,900 | | | 14 | Mexico | 11,600 | | | 15 | Mauritania | 10,400 | | | 16 | Chile | 8,242 | | | 17 | Peru | 6,698 | | | 18 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 5,000 | | | 19 | Turkey | 4,000 | | | 20 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,600 | | | 21 | Algeria | 2,000 | | | 22 | New Zealand | 2,000 | | | 23 | Egypt | 1,800 | | | 24 | Thailand | 1,700 | | | 25 | Austria | 1,500 | | | 26 | Greece | 1,500 | | | 27 | Viet Nam | 1,000 | | | 28 | Mongolia | 1,000 | | | 29 | Malaysia | 950 | | | 30 | Norway | 710.82 | | | 31 | Colombia | 500 | | | 32 | Slovakia | 390 | | | 33 | Korea, Republic Of | 360 | | | 34 | Germany | 350 | | | 35 | Pakistan | 270 | | | 36 | Tunisia | 110 | | | 37 | Indonesia | 63 | | | 38 | Nigeria | 50 | | | 39 | Portugal | 14 | | | 40 | Morocco | 9.5 | | | 41 | Guatemala | 5.46 | |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2009
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