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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| FLUORSPAR: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3, 4 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | ||||||
| Afghanistane | -- | -- | -- | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Argentina | 25,099 | 35,874 | 37,967 | 37,000 | e | 35,000 | |||||
| Brazil, marketable: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 6,197 | 5,768 | 6,835 | 6,496 | r | 6,500 | |||||
| Metallurgical grade | 18,843 | 18,380 | 20,886 | 17,353 | r | 17,000 | |||||
| Total | 25,040 | 24,148 | 27,721 | 23,849 | r | 23,500 | |||||
| Bulgariae, 5 | -- | 12,000 | 12,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 3,800,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,300,000 | 2,500,000 | r | 2,600,000 | |||||
| Metallurgical grade6 | 2,750,000 | 1,800,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,800,000 | r | 1,800,000 | |||||
| Total | 6,550,000 | 7 | 4,200,000 | 7 | 4,000,000 | 4,300,000 | r, 7 | 4,400,000 | |||
| Germany, acid grade | 65,619 | 54,202 | 48,744 | 35,270 | r | 40,000 | |||||
| India8 | 5,010 | 3,092 | r | 2,487 | r | 2,947 | r | 3,000 | |||
| Iran9 | 58,000 | 80,000 | e | 69,828 | r, 10 | 78,736 | r, 10 | 80,000 | |||
| Kazakhstane | 65,000 | 65,000 | 108,000 | 11 | 110,000 | 110,000 | |||||
| Kenya, acid grade | 117,420 | 91,000 | 71,987 | 70,000 | e | 63,000 | |||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 550 | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | |||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 731,456 | 749,608 | 707,514 | r | 631,590 | r | 625,000 | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 475,451 | 487,483 | 502,963 | r | 478,131 | r | 400,000 | ||||
| Total | 1,206,907 | 1,237,091 | 1,210,477 | 1,109,721 | 1,025,000 | 11 | |||||
| Mongolia: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade12 | 116,400 | 157,200 | 76,400 | 71,900 | 47,300 | 11 | |||||
| Other grades | 232,000 | 327,200 | 161,700 | 303,000 | 183,500 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 348,400 | 484,400 | 238,100 | 374,900 | 230,800 | 11 | |||||
| Morocco, acid grade | 79,207 | 79,300 | 81,250 | 79,840 | r | 79,000 | |||||
| Namibia, acid grade13, 14 | 84,484 | 68,966 | 60,774 | 65,485 | -- | ||||||
| Pakistan, metallurgical grade | 5,456 | r | 7,840 | r | 11,292 | r | 8,961 | r | 13,000 | ||
| Russia | 119,800 | 129,000 | 56,200 | r | 8,200 | r | 8,000 | ||||
| South Africa: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 177,000 | r | 156,000 | r | 141,000 | r | 165,000 | r | 120,000 | ||
| Metallurgical grade | 19,000 | r | 14,000 | r | 17,000 | r | 15,000 | r | 15,000 | ||
| Total | 195,502 | 7 | 170,338 | 7 | 157,776 | 7 | 180,000 | r | 135,000 | ||
| Spain: | |||||||||||
| Acid grade | 106,294 | 98,374 | 94,467 | r | 90,000 | e | 90,000 | ||||
| Ceramic grade | 1,599 | 6,699 | 5,200 | r | 5,000 | e | 5,000 | ||||
| Metallurgical grade | 4,275 | 2,250 | 4,320 | r | 3,000 | e | 3,000 | ||||
| Total | 112,168 | 107,323 | 103,987 | r | 98,000 | e | 98,000 | ||||
| Thailande, 5 | 9,000 | r | 11,000 | r | 15,000 | r | 40,000 | r | 50,000 | ||
| Turkey | 4,524 | 5,197 | 3,874 | 4,271 | r | 4,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 16,000 | r | 25,000 | r | 81,000 | p | |||
| Vietname, 5 | NA | NA | NA | 50,000 | r | 168,000 | |||||
| Grand totale | 9,080,000 | 6,870,000 | r | 6,330,000 | r | 6,720,000 | r | 6,670,000 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. NA Not available. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Grand totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 30, 2016. | |||||||||||
| 3An effort has been made to subdivide production of all countries by grade (acid, ceramic, and metallurgical). Where this-- | |||||||||||
| information is not available the data have been entered without qualifying notes. | |||||||||||
| 4In addition to the countries listed, Egypt, North Korea, and some other nations may produce fluorspar. Output data are not reported- | |||||||||||
| and available general information is inadequate to formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 5Estimate based on export data. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes submetallurgical-grade fluorspar used primarily in cement that may account for 33% to 50% of the quantity. | |||||||||||
| 7Reported figure, quantites by grade are estimated. | |||||||||||
| 8Year beginning April 1 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 9Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 10As reported by the International Organizing Committee for the World Mining Congress. | |||||||||||
| 11Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 12Flotation concentrate, includes some material less than 97%. | |||||||||||
| 13Data were in wet tons, but have been converted to dry tons to agree with other data in the table. | |||||||||||
| 14Prior to 2011 all production was acid grade, but beginning in 2011 data also included an unspecified amount of metallurgical grade. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
