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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| MERCURY:- WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | ||||||
| Chile4 | 88 | 176 | 90 | 52 | 50 | ||||||
| Chinae | 1,430 | 1,600 | 1,500 | 1,350 | 1,600 | ||||||
| Finland | 6 | r | 9 | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 140 | r | 99 | r | 113 | r | 75 | r | 100 | ||
| Mexicoe, 5 | 15 | r | 15 | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Moroccoe | 10 | 10 | 9 | r | 8 | r | 5 | ||||
| Peru, exports4 | 107 | r | 159 | r | 53 | r | 17 | r | 45 | ||
| Russiae | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | ||||||
| Tajikistane | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | r | 32 | |||||
| United States4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
| Total | 1,880 | r | 2,150 | r | 1,850 | r | 1,580 | r | 1,880 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through May 6, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3Canada and Spain are thought to produce byproduct mercury, but information on production is inadequate to | |||||||||||
| make reliable estimates. | |||||||||||
| 4Byproduct mercury. | |||||||||||
| 5Beginning in 2012, data for Mexico are obtained by substracting imports from Mexicoʼs exports, because the Servico | |||||||||||
| Geol-gico Mexicano and the Secretar-a de Econom-a no longer publish production data for Mexico. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
