Mica: World Production, By Country

TABLE 13
MICA:- WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY^{1, 2}

(Metric tons)

Country³	2006		2007		2008		2009		2010^e
Argentina, all grades	6,233		10,171		8,790		8,668		9,000
Brazil^e	4,000		4,000		4,000		4,000		4,000
Canada^e	17,500		18,000		17,000		15,000		15,000
China	700,000		720,000		750,000		700,000		750,000
Finland
Concentrate	8,097		11,449	^r	10,706	^r	10,000	^r	10,000
Biotite	62,959		60,000		60,000		60,000		60,000
Total	71,056		71,449	^r	70,706	^r	70,000	^r	70,000
France^e	20,000		20,000		20,000		20,000		20,000
India:^e
Crude	1,590	^r	3,790	^r	2,050	^r	2,000	^r	2,100
Scrap and waste	3,570	^r	3,420	^r	4,470	^r	4,500	^r	4,700
Total	5,150	^r	7,210	^r	6,520	^r	6,500	^r	6,800
Iran^{e, 4}	--		1,800		1,510	^{r, 5}	1,500	^r	1,500
Korea, Republic of, all grades	30,356		42,385		49,474		27,078		27,000
Madagascar, phlogopite	1,071		1,349		1,233		358		800
Malaysia	5,152		6,118		5,593		4,323		4,500
Mexico, all grades	150		9,600	^r	5,000	^r	5,000	^r	160	^p
Norway, flake^e	2,600		2,600		2,600		2,600		2,500
Peru^e	61		60		91	⁵	84	⁵	85
Russia^e	100,000		100,000		100,000		100,000		100,000
Serbia^e	200		200		200		200		200
South Africa, ground and scrap	828		437		393		299		442	⁵
Spain	4,496		5,569	^r	4,254	^r	4,000	^{r, e}	4,500
Sri Lanka, scrap	2,600		3,224		2,364	^r	2,800	^r	2,900
Taiwan	4,841		3,387		3,179		557		--	⁵
United States, scrap and flake⁶	110,000		96,600		85,300	^r	51,200	^r	52,800	⁵
Grand total	1,090,000	^r	1,120,000	^r-	1,140,000	^r	1,020,000	^r	1,070,000
^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.
²Table includes data available through June 21, 2011.
³In addition to the countries listed, Pakistan, Romania, and Sweden are known to produce mica, but available information is inadequate
to make reliable estimates of output levels.
⁴Year beginning March 21 of that stated.
⁵Reported figure.
⁶Excludes, if any, U.S. production of low-quality sercite and sheet mica.