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| TABLE 12 | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION OF LEAD IN CONCENTRATE, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | ||||||
| Argentina | 20,788 | 24,753 | 22,554 | r | 26,074 | r | 25,000 | ||||
| Australia | 645,000 | 566,000 | 625,000 | 621,000 | 648,000 | 4 | |||||
| Bolivia | 81,602 | 84,538 | 72,803 | 100,051 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 3,300 | 2,100 | 3,200 | 3,700 | r | 3,700 | |||||
| Brazil | 25,286 | 15,890 | 19,650 | 15,100 | r | 16,500 | p, 4 | ||||
| Bulgariae | 15,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Burmae | 1,000 | r | 5,000 | r | 7,000 | 8,700 | r | 8,800 | 4 | ||
| Canada | 99,810 | r | 68,839 | r | 64,845 | r | 59,797 | r | 59,429 | p, 4 | |
| Chile | 3,985 | 1,511 | 695 | 841 | 1,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 1,500,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,850,000 | 2,400,000 | r | 2,800,000 | |||||
| Georgiae | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 400 | ||||||
| Greecee | 16,000 | 16,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Guatemala | 53 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Honduras | 12,545 | 14,471 | 16,944 | r | 16,954 | r | 15,000 | ||||
| India | 87,300 | 92,000 | 97,000 | 115,000 | 118,000 | 4 | |||||
| Irane, 5 | 26,905 | 4 | 20,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | |||||
| Irelande | 50,200 | 43,000 | 39,100 | r | 50,700 | r | 51,000 | ||||
| Italye | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 38,800 | r | 39,400 | 36,100 | 34,600 | 38,500 | 4 | ||||
| Korea, Northe | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 13,000 | r | 13,000 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 449 | 2,064 | 1,168 | 2,577 | r | 2,500 | |||||
| Macedoniae | 35,000 | 38,000 | 38,000 | r | 36,000 | r | 36,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 100,725 | 143,838 | 192,062 | 223,717 | r | 210,382 | 4 | ||||
| Morocco | 33,477 | r | 27,000 | r | 32,461 | r | 30,675 | r | 30,000 | ||
| Namibia | 14,062 | 10,129 | 10,140 | 8,000 | r | 8,000 | |||||
| Peru | 345,109 | 302,459 | 261,990 | 230,199 | r | 248,659 | 4 | ||||
| Poland | 87,700 | 80,400 | 60,200 | r | 56,000 | r, e | 57,600 | ||||
| Russiae | 60,000 | 70,000 | 97,000 | 94,500 | r, 4 | 95,000 | |||||
| Serbiae | 1,600 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 1,800 | 1,800 | ||||||
| South Africa | 46,440 | 49,149 | 50,625 | r | 54,460 | r | 55,000 | ||||
| Swedene | 60,000 | 4 | 69,000 | 68,000 | 62,000 | 62,000 | |||||
| Tajikistane | 800 | 800 | 800 | 800 | r | 800 | |||||
| Turkeye | 25,000 | 26,000 | 23,000 | r | 39,000 | r | 40,000 | ||||
| United Kingdome | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| United States | 410,000 | 406,000 | 369,000 | 342,000 | 345,000 | 4 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | -- | -- | -- | 6,000 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Vietname | 14,200 | 4 | 7,700 | 4 | 7,400 | 7,400 | 7,400 | ||||
| Total | 3,880,000 | 3,850,000 | r | 4,150,000 | r | 4,730,000 | r | 5,170,000 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. 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. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 30, 2013. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, lead is also produced in Nigeria, but information is inadequate to- | |||||||||||
| formulate reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
