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| TABLE 8 | |||||||||||
| CHROMITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2, 3 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | ||||||
| Afghanistane, 4 | 6,500 | 6,700 | r | 5,727 | r, 5 | 6,204 | r, 5 | 6,000 | |||
| Albania6 | 225,373 | r | 283,558 | r | 328,322 | r | 330,938 | r | 330,000 | ||
| Australia | 224,809 | 119,314 | 180,000 | r | 323,800 | r | 452,300 | 5 | |||
| Brazil7 | 664,347 | 365,210 | 520,129 | 542,512 | r | 543,000 | p | ||||
| Chinae | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Finland | 613,543 | 246,817 | 598,000 | r | 692,527 | r | 425,217 | 5 | |||
| Greecee, 4 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,400 | 1,600 | 1,600 | ||||||
| India | 3,900,000 | 3,760,000 | 3,800,000 | 3,850,000 | e | 3,900,000 | |||||
| Iran | 268,586 | 268,586 | r | 45,000 | r | 100,000 | r, e | 100,000 | |||
| Kazakhstan | 3,552,000 | 3,544,000 | 3,760,000 | e | 3,800,000 | e | 4,000,000 | ||||
| Madagascar | 112,613 | r | 133,000 | r | 134,500 | 66,700 | r | 67,000 | |||
| Oman | 859,748 | 636,482 | 801,856 | 616,700 | 554,800 | 5 | |||||
| Pakistan | 104,000 | 133,000 | r | 252,000 | r | 250,000 | r, e | 260,000 | |||
| Philippines | 15,268 | 14,322 | 14,807 | 22,794 | r | 23,890 | 5 | ||||
| Russia | 913,000 | 416,194 | 400,000 | e | 662,000 | r | 660,000 | ||||
| South Africa | 9,682,640 | 7,560,938 | 10,871,095 | 10,721,360 | r | 11,000,000 | |||||
| Sudan | 27,094 | 14,087 | 56,823 | 64,128 | r | 18,300 | 5 | ||||
| Turkey | 1,885,712 | 1,573,993 | 1,904,461 | 2,901,027 | r | 2,500,000 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 34,350 | 23,770 | 25,000 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Vietnam | 55,880 | 37,105 | 40,000 | 40,000 | e | 40,000 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 442,584 | 193,673 | 510,000 | 599,079 | r | 550,000 | |||||
| Total | 23,800,000 | 19,500,000 | r | 24,400,000 | r | 25,800,000 | r | 25,600,000 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through February 25, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3Figures for all countries represent marketable output. | |||||||||||
| 4Gross weight estimated assuming an average grade of 44% chromic oxide (Cr2O3). | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Ore grade was 18% to 42% chromic oxide (Cr2O3). | |||||||||||
| 7Average chromic oxide (Cr2O3) content was as follows: 2008-42.5%; 2009-40.0%.; 2010-49.7%; | |||||||||||
| 2011-45.2% (revised); and 2012-45.0% (estimated). | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
