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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||||
| ASBESTOS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | |||||
| Argentina4 | 105 | 102 | 101 | r | 100 | e | -- | |||
| Brazil | 306,321 | 304,569 | 290,825 | 311,230 | r | 311,000 | ||||
| Canadae | 50,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Chinae | 385,000 | r | 420,000 | 420,000 | 410,000 | r | 400,000 | |||
| India | 274 | 359 | 267 | 227 | r | 200 | ||||
| Kazakhstan | 223,200 | r | 241,200 | 243,400 | r | 213,100 | r | 215,000 | ||
| Russia | 1,031,880 | 1,050,000 | e | 1,100,000 | 1,100,000 | e | 1,100,000 | |||
| Zimbabwe | -- | 30 | r | 377 | r | -- | -- | |||
| Total | 2,000,000 | r | 2,020,000 | 2,050,000 | 2,030,000 | r | 2,030,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Marketable fiber production. Table includes data available through March 14, 2016. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Afghanistan, North Korea, Romania, and Slovakia also produce asbestos, but output is- | ||||||||||
| not officially reported, and available general information is inadequate for the formulation of reliable estimates of output levels. | ||||||||||
| 4Most uses of asbestos have been banned since 2001. An exception allowing the use of asbestos-containing diaphragms in the- | ||||||||||
| chloralkali process expired in 2014. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
