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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||
| ARSENIC TRIOXIDE: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
| Belgium | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||
| Bolivia | 99 | 4 | 104 | 4 | 120 | 4 | 52 | 4 | 50 | |
| China | 25,000 | 26,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | |||||
| Japan- | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |||||
| Morocco | 8,154 | 4 | 8,820 | 4 | 8,968 | 4 | 6,860 | r, 4 | 6,900 | |
| Namibia | 1,750 | 1,590 | 1,520 | 1,980 | 1,960 | |||||
| Portugal- | 15 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Russia- | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | 1,500 | |||||
| Total | 37,600 | 39,100 | 38,200 | 36,400 | 36,500 | |||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Includes calculated arsenic trioxide equivalent of output of elemental arsenic compounds other than arsenic trioxide; inclusion of such | ||||||||||
| materials would not duplicate reported arsenic trioxide production. | ||||||||||
| 2World totals and estimated data have been rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes data available through March 15, 2016.- | ||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
