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| 1 | China | 349,360 |  | | 2 | Japan | 112,471 |  | | 3 | United States | 93,300 |  | | 4 | Russian Federation | 66,186 |  | | 5 | Korea, Republic Of | 47,820 |  | | 6 | Germany | 44,524 |  | | 7 | Ukraine | 38,636 |  | | 8 | India | 34,000 |  | | 9 | Brazil | 31,631 |  | | 10 | Italy | 29,061 |  | | 11 | Turkey | 20,960 |  | | 12 | France | 19,481 |  | | 13 | Taiwan, Province Of China | 18,567 |  | | 14 | Spain | 17,711 |  | | 15 | Mexico | 16,400 |  | | 16 | United Kingdom | 13,210 |  | | 17 | Belgium | 10,422 |  | | 18 | South Africa | 9,492 |  | | 19 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 9,400 |  | | 20 | Poland | 8,514 |  | | 21 | Austria | 7,031 |  | | 22 | Netherlands | 6,919 |  | | 23 | Malaysia | 6,200 |  | | 24 | Czech Republic | 6,200 |  | | 25 | Sweden | 6,000 |  | | 26 | Romania | 5,854 |  | | 27 | Argentina | 5,382 |  | | 28 | Thailand | 5,300 |  | | 29 | Australia | 5,010 |  | | 30 | Venezuela | 5,000 |  | | 31 | Finland | 4,800 |  | | 32 | Egypt | 4,760 |  | | 33 | Slovakia | 4,482 |  | | 34 | Kazakhstan | 4,452 |  | | 35 | Saudi Arabia | 4,190 |  | | 36 | Indonesia | 2,800 |  | | 37 | Greece | 2,266 |  | | 38 | Bulgaria | 2,200 |  | | 39 | Luxembourg | 2,194 |  | | 40 | Belarus | 2,076 |  | | 41 | Hungary | 1,946 |  | | 42 | Canada | 1,700 |  | | 43 | Chile | 1,570 |  | | 44 | Libyan Arab Jamahiriya | 1,300 |  | | 45 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1,286 |  | | 46 | Qatar | 1,070 |  | | 47 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic Of | 1,070 |  | | 48 | Algeria | 1,007 |  | | 49 | Switzerland | 1,000 |  | | 50 | Moldova, Republic Of | 1,000 |  | | 51 | New Zealand | 800 |  | | 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 800 |  | | 53 | Viet Nam | 780 |  | | 54 | Peru | 750 |  | | 55 | Colombia | 750 |  | | 56 | Portugal | 720 |  | | 57 | Norway | 690 |  | | 58 | Uzbekistan | 607 |  | | 59 | Singapore | 600 |  | | 60 | Slovenia | 585 |  | | 61 | Latvia | 550 |  | | 62 | Pakistan | 500 |  | | 63 | Hong Kong | 500 |  | | 64 | Philippines | 360 |  | | 65 | Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic Of | 300 |  | | 66 | Israel | 300 |  | | 67 | Guatemala | 235 |  | | 68 | Cuba | 200 |  | | 69 | Zimbabwe | 150 |  | | 70 | Jordan | 140 |  | | 71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 120 |  | | 72 | Albania | 100 |  | | 73 | Paraguay | 100 |  | | 74 | Ghana | 75 |  | | 75 | Ecuador | 72 |  | | 76 | Croatia | 70 |  | | 77 | United Arab Emirates | 70 |  | | 78 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70 |  | | 79 | Dominican Republic | 61 |  | | 80 | El Salvador | 60 |  | | 81 | Tunisia | 60 |  | | 82 | Uruguay | 55 |  | | 83 | Sri Lanka | 30 |  | | 84 | Myanmar | 25 |  | | 85 | Bangladesh | 20 |  | | 86 | Uganda | 7 |  | | 87 | Mauritania | 5 |  | | 88 | Morocco | 5 |  |
Year of Estimate: 2005
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
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