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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||||
| FLUORSPAR: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY OR LOCALITY1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||||
| Country or locality2 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | ||||||||
| Afghanistan | 4,108 | 7,600 | r, e | 7,500 | r, e | 11 | r, e | 1,000 | e | ||||
| Argentina | 65,282 | 14,222 | 13,696 | 7,924 | r | 8,000 | e | ||||||
| Brazil: | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | 5,931 | r | 6,290 | r | 6,300 | r, e | 6,300 | r, e | 6,300 | e | |||
| Metallurgical grade | 17,693 | r | 11,970 | r | 12,000 | r, e | 12,000 | r, e | 12,000 | e | |||
| Total | 23,624 | r | 18,260 | r | 18,300 | r, e | 18,300 | r, e | 18,300 | e | |||
| Bulgaria | 20,000 | e | 2,000 | e | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Burma:e | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | -- | -- | -- | 20,000 | 36,000 | ||||||||
| Metallurgical grade | 13,000 | r | 7,000 | r | 3,000 | r | 50,000 | 17,000 | |||||
| Total | 13,000 | r | 7,000 | r | 3,000 | r | 70,000 | 53,000 | |||||
| Canada | -- | -- | NA | 35,000 | r, e | 80,000 | e | ||||||
| China2 | 3,979,500 | r | 3,470,000 | r | 4,380,000 | r | 4,300,000 | r, e | 4,300,000 | e | |||
| Egypt | 1,105 | 1,000 | 1,000 | e | 1,000 | e | 1,000 | e | |||||
| Germany, acid grade | 49,801 | 52,552 | 45,375 | 49,197 | r | 50,000 | e | ||||||
| India, metallurgical grade | 2,270 | 1,920 | 1,120 | 1,270 | r | 1,424 | |||||||
| Iran | 39,286 | 70,820 | 55,297 | r | 55,000 | r, e | 55,000 | e | |||||
| Kazakhstan3 | 80,000 | r, e | 80,000 | r, e | 80,000 | r, e | 80,000 | r, e | 87,800 | ||||
| Kenya, acid grade | 64,395 | 42,656 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | 623,740 | 649,361 | 692,125 | 770,000 | r, e | 830,000 | e | ||||||
| Metallurgical gradee | 250,000 | 250,000 | 325,000 | 410,000 | r | 400,000 | |||||||
| Total | 874,000 | e | 899,000 | e | 1,020,000 | e | 1,180,000 | r, e, 4 | 1,230,000 | e, 4 | |||
| Mongolia: | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade5 | 47,300 | 34,100 | 55,200 | 80,700 | r | 47,500 | |||||||
| Metallurgical gradee | 270,000 | r | 240,000 | r | 280,000 | r | 480,000 | r | 670,000 | ||||
| Totale | 317,000 | 274,000 | 335,000 | 561,000 | r | 718,000 | |||||||
| Morocco: | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | 73,879 | 66,584 | 56,395 | 69,000 | r, e | 69,000 | e | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade | 7,011 | r | 7,336 | r | 19,105 | r | 19,000 | r, e | 19,000 | e | |||
| Total | 80,890 | 73,920 | 75,500 | 87,900 | r, 6 | 88,000 | e | ||||||
| Namibia, acid grade, 97% CaF2 | -- | 1,495 | 7 | -- | 11 | r, 8 | -- | ||||||
| Pakistan | 7,692 | 6,625 | 42,000 | r, e | 50,000 | r, e | 100,000 | e | |||||
| Russia, unspecified, 55% to 96.4% CaF2 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,700 | r | 6,000 | 6,000 | e | ||||||
| South Africa:e, 9 | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | 110,000 | 146,000 | 206,000 | r | 240,000 | r | 190,000 | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade | 11,000 | 31,000 | 12,000 | r | 20,000 | r | 20,000 | ||||||
| Total | 121,000 | r | 177,000 | r | 218,000 | r | 260,000 | r | 210,000 | ||||
| Spain: | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | 130,647 | 130,131 | 125,870 | 145,428 | r | 120,000 | e | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade10 | 24,635 | 11,997 | 12,622 | 19,009 | r | 19,000 | e | ||||||
| Total | 155,282 | 142,128 | 138,492 | 164,437 | r | 139,000 | e | ||||||
| Thailand: | |||||||||||||
| Acid gradee | 39,000 | r | 37,000 | 25,000 | 36,000 | r | 28,000 | ||||||
| Metallurgical grade | 15,095 | 20,100 | 5,500 | 16,700 | r | 17,747 | |||||||
| Totale | 54,100 | r | 57,100 | 30,500 | 52,700 | r | 45,700 | ||||||
| Turkey | 6,238 | 10,339 | 20,150 | 6,200 | r | 6,000 | e | ||||||
| United Kingdom, all grades | 17,000 | 12,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 20,000 | e | |||||||
| Vietnam | 163,000 | e | 218,876 | 234,905 | r | 238,702 | 238,003 | ||||||
| Grand total | 6,140,000 | r | 5,640,000 | r | 6,730,000 | r | 7,240,000 | r, e | 7,460,000 | e | |||
| Of which: | |||||||||||||
| Acid grade | 1,140,000 | 1,170,000 | 1,210,000 | r | 1,420,000 | r, e | 1,380,000 | e | |||||
| Metallurgical grade | 611,000 | r | 581,000 | r | 670,000 | r | 1,030,000 | r | 1,180,000 | ||||
| Other and unspecified | 4,390,000 | r | 3,900,000 | r | 4,850,000 | r | 4,790,000 | r, e | 4,900,000 | e | |||
| eEstimated.- rRevised.- NA Not available.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||||
| 1Table includes data available through October 23, 2020. All data are reported unless otherwise noted. Grand totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2As reported by China's Ministry of Natural Resources. May not include production from operations that do not meet the Government's minimum mining and processing requirements. The China Non-Metallic Minerals Industry Association estimated that actual production in 2018 was approximately 6 million metric tons. | |||||||||||||
| 3Production likely included a significant quantity of unbeneficiated material. | |||||||||||||
| 4Quantities by grade are estimated. Total production was reported as follows: 2018-1,182,058 and 2019-1,231,465. | |||||||||||||
| 5Flotation concentrate, includes some material less than 97% CaF2. | |||||||||||||
| 6In 2018, total fluorspar production as reported by the Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines [Morocco] was 87,874 metric tons. | |||||||||||||
| 7Likely metallurgical grade. | |||||||||||||
| 8Production was reported as semiprecious fluorite crystals. | |||||||||||||
| 9Quantities by grade were estimated. Total production is reported as follows: 2015-121,316; 2016-177,280; and 2017-218,399. | |||||||||||||
| 10As reported by the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain, metallurgical grade fluorspar typically contains 70% to 97% CaF2. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
