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| TABLE 25 | |||||||||||
| BENTONITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004e | ||||||
| Algeria4 | 22,708 | 21,286 | 27,178 | 25,346 | 30,319 | 5 | |||||
| Argentina | 123,092 | 135,450 | 120,006 | 146,845 | r | 163,028 | 5 | ||||
| Armenia | 2,807 | 1,000 | e | 258 | 642 | e | 642 | ||||
| Australiae, 4 | 180,000 | 180,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | r, e | 5 | r, e | 9,829 | r | 13,050 | r | 16,500 | ||
| Brazil, beneficiated | 273,975 | r | 178,610 | r | 184,909 | r | 199,212 | r | 200,000 | ||
| Bulgaria | 296,000 | 320,000 | e | 212,000 | r | 146,000 | r | 150,000 | |||
| Burma | 978 | 900 | e | 900 | 900 | e | 900 | ||||
| Chile | 1,314 | 1,695 | 632 | r | 748 | r | 750 | ||||
| Commonwealth of Indepedent Statese, 6 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | ||||||
| Croatia | 10,013 | 10,580 | 12,102 | r | 13,568 | r | 13,500 | ||||
| Cyprus | 167,500 | 126,600 | 128,400 | 144,859 | r | 150,000 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 280,000 | 224,000 | e | 174,000 | 175,000 | e | 175,000 | ||||
| Egypte | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Georgiae | 7,084 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 9,700 | r | 1,800 | 5 | ||||
| Germanye | 465,000 | r | 448,000 | r | 495,000 | r | 479,000 | r | 405,000 | 5 | |
| Greecee | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 3,317 | 3,000 | e | 4,436 | r | 6,438 | r | 6,450 | |||
| Hungary | 4,800 | 5,200 | e | 3,700 | r | 3,500 | r | 3,500 | |||
| Indonesiae | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Iran7 | 70,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | 80,000 | e | 80,000 | |||||
| Italye | 500,000 | 500,000 | e | 500,000 | 500,000 | 500,000 | |||||
| Kenya | 64 | 50 | 50 | 50 | e | 50 | |||||
| Japan | 415,115 | 405,738 | 437,772 | r | 425,945 | r | 430,000 | ||||
| Macedoniae | 30,000 | 30,000 | 25,000 | r | 25,000 | r | 25,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 269,730 | 415,133 | 488,215 | r | 464,056 | r | 470,000 | ||||
| Morocco | 43,152 | 71,741 | 58,754 | 71,544 | 71,500 | ||||||
| Mozambique | 16,144 | 1,357 | -- | -- | 3,336 | 5 | |||||
| New Zealand, processede | 10,000 | 10,000 | 7,800 | 7,800 | 5 | 7,800 | |||||
| Pakistan | 27,700 | 27,000 | e | 28,000 | 28,000 | e | 30,000 | ||||
| Peru | 21,059 | 18,217 | 20,760 | 14,900 | 18,471 | 5 | |||||
| Philippines | 2,800 | 5,128 | 5,500 | 5,000 | e | 5,000 | |||||
| Poland8 | 29,700 | 29,000 | 26,200 | 27,000 | e | 27,000 | |||||
| Romania | 35,789 | 24,779 | 15,389 | r | 17,637 | r | 18,000 | ||||
| Serbia and Montenegroe | 75 | 75 | 75 | 5 | 75 | 75 | |||||
| Solovakia | 66,528 | r | 82,915 | r | 66,128 | r | 74,938 | r | 70,000 | ||
| South Africa9 | 85,187 | 116,384 | 218,512 | 145,060 | 55,859 | 5 | |||||
| Spaine | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Turkey | 636,273 | 674,175 | 559,224 | 831,146 | r | 850,000 | |||||
| Turkmenistane | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Ukrainee | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | 300,000 | ||||||
| United States | 3,760,000 | 3,970,000 | 3,970,000 | 3,770,000 | r | 4,060,000 | 5 | ||||
| Zimbabwe9 | 140,000 | e | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Total | 10,300,000 | r | 10,400,000 | 10,300,000 | 10,300,000 | r | 10,500,000 | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through August 21, 2005. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Canada and China are believed to produce bentonite, but output is not reported, and available information | |||||||||||
| is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes bentonitic clays. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates for individual countries, except Armenia, Georgia, Turkmenistan, and Ukraine. | |||||||||||
| 7Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 8Montmorillite type bleaching clay. | |||||||||||
| 9May include other clays. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program