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| TABLE 6 | |||
| WORLD ANNUAL COBALT REFINERY | |||
| CAPACITY, DECEMBER 31, 20151, 2 | |||
| (Metric tons, cobalt content) | |||
| Country | Capacity | ||
| Australia | 6,700 | ||
| Belgium | 1,500 | ||
| Brazil | 3,000 | e | |
| Canada | 6,520 | e | |
| China | 50,000 | e | |
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 9,050 | e | |
| Finland | 13,000 | e | |
| France | 500 | ||
| India | 2,060 | e | |
| Japan | 4,500 | ||
| Madagascar | 5,600 | ||
| Morocco | 2,250 | ||
| Norway | 5,200 | ||
| Russia | 10,000 | e | |
| South Africa | 1,500 | e | |
| Uganda | 720 | ||
| Zambia | 9,600 | ||
| Total | 132,000 | e | |
| eEstimated. | |||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant | |||
| digits; may not add to total shown. | |||
| 2Includes standby capacity. Refinery products include- | |||
| cobalt metal, metal powders, oxides, and (or) salts. | |||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
