Lead Production by Country (Metric tons, lead content)

Rank	Country	World Mine Production Of Lead In Concentrate, By Country (Metric tons, lead content)
1	China	1,200,000
2	Australia	686,000
3	United States	429,000
4	Peru	313,325
5	Mexico	120,000
6	Canada	82,000
7	Sweden	76,800
8	India	67,000
9	Ireland	62,000
10	Poland	51,000
11	South Africa	48,273
12	Kazakhstan	48,000
13	Morocco	45,000
14	Russian Federation	36,000
15	Bulgaria	25,000
16	Iran, Islamic Republic Of	24,000
17	Turkey	21,000
18	Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of	20,000
19	Brazil	16,800
20	Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of	15,600
21	Namibia	14,300
22	Bolivia	13,600
23	Honduras	11,775
24	Argentina	11,000
25	Greece	10,500
26	Romania	7,500
27	Algeria	5,000
28	Viet Nam	3,500
29	Myanmar	2,000
30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1,200
31	Serbia and Montenegro	1,000
32	Italy	800
33	Tajikistan	800
34	Japan	777
35	United Kingdom	500
36	Chile	500
37	Georgia	400
38	Korea, Republic Of	60
39	Saudi Arabia	40

Year of Estimate: 2006

Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program

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