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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION OF LEAD IN CONCENTRATE, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | ||||||
| Argentinae | 26,074 | 4 | 26,475 | 4 | 26,000 | 29,000 | 26,000 | ||||
| Australiae | 621,000 | 4 | 622,000 | 711,000 | 728,000 | 652,000 | |||||
| Bolivia | 100,051 | 79,044 | 82,000 | 94,000 | 82,000 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,400 | 4,000 | 5,000 | ||||||
| Brazile | 15,100 | 4 | 16,953 | 4 | 17,000 | 12,000 | 9,000 | ||||
| Bulgaria | 10,121 | 14,366 | 15,986 | 17,000 | e | 17,000 | |||||
| Burmae | 8,700 | 9,800 | 4 | 11,700 | 18,000 | 12,000 | |||||
| Canada | 67,505 | 61,224 | 20,188 | 4,000 | 4,000 | ||||||
| Chile | 841 | 410 | 1,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 2,400,000 | 2,610,000 | r | 2,850,000 | r | 2,800,000 | r | 2,335,000 | 4 | ||
| Greece | 16,592 | 18,062 | 18,000 | 11,000 | e | 10,000 | |||||
| Hondurase | 16,954 | 4 | 12,400 | 4 | 11,600 | 16,000 | 10,000 | ||||
| India | 88,000 | 103,000 | 106,000 | 106,000 | e | 136,000 | |||||
| Irane, 5 | 40,000 | 4 | 35,000 | 42,000 | 36,000 | 41,000 | |||||
| Ireland | 50,700 | 51,000 | 51,000 | e | 41,000 | 33,000 | |||||
| Italye | 800 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Kazakhstane | 38,800 | 4 | 38,100 | 4 | 38,000 | 38,000 | 41,000 | ||||
| Korea, Northe | 32,000 | 38,000 | 30,000 | r | 30,000 | r | 35,000 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of | 1,289 | 1,434 | 1,500 | 1,500 | e | 1,500 | |||||
| Macedonia | 37,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 38,000 | 33,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 223,717 | 210,382 | 210,000 | 250,000 | 254,000 | ||||||
| Moroccoe | 43,800 | 4 | 39,100 | 4 | 40,000 | 28,000 | 29,000 | ||||
| Namibiae | 9,139 | 4 | 9,000 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 9,000 | |||||
| Peru | 230,199 | 249,236 | 266,472 | 278,000 | 316,000 | ||||||
| Poland | 53,100 | 56,600 | 51,710 | 45,000 | r | 37,000 | |||||
| Russia, recoverablee | 94,500 | 195,600 | r, 4 | 223,300 | r, 4 | 225,000 | r | 225,000 | |||
| South Africae | 54,460 | 4 | 52,489 | 4 | 53,000 | 29,000 | 41,000 | ||||
| Spaine | 7,813 | 4 | 3,763 | 4 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 10,000 | ||||
| Sweden | 61,999 | 63,551 | 59,556 | 71,000 | 76,000 | ||||||
| Tajikistane | 10,000 | 15,000 | 19,000 | 22,000 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Turkey, Pb content of Pb-Zn oree | 40,000 | 56,000 | 78,000 | 4 | 65,400 | 74,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| United States | 342,000 | 345,000 | 340,000 | 379,000 | 367,000 | 4 | |||||
| Vietname | 6,400 | 6,300 | 1,900 | 2,800 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Total | 4,750,000 | 5,080,000 | r | 5,430,000 | r | 5,440,000 | r | 4,950,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through February 14, 2017. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Nigeria, Serbia, and Uzbekistan may have produced lead, but available information- | |||||||||||
| was inadequate to make reliable estimates of output. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
