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TABLE 10
MOLYBDENUM: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2
(Metric tons of contained molybdenum)
 
Country3   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014e  
Armenia 4,335 4,817 6,500 6,700 7,100
Canada 8,524 r 8,543 r 8,936 r 7,956 r 9,698 4
Chile 37,186 40,889 35,090 38,715 48,770 4
Chinae 96,600 103,000 105,000 101,000 103,000
Irane 3,900 3,400 3,900 4,000 4,000
Mexico 10,849 10,787 11,366 12,562 r 14,370
Mongolia- 2,198 1,960 1,903 1,815 r 1,999 4
Peru 16,963 19,141 16,790 18,140 17,018 4
Russia 5,777 r 6,014 r 4,939 r 4,753 r 4,800
Turkey -- 2,848 -- r 1,240 r 1,300
United States 59,400 63,700 61,500 61,000 r 68,200
Uzbekistane 500 557 4 522 4 530 530
Total   246,000 r- 266,000 r- 256,000 r 258,000   281,000  
eEstimated. 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 July 20, 2015.
3In addition to the countries listed, the Republic of Korea, Kyrgyzstan, and Romania are thought to produce molybdenum, but-
output is not reported quantitatively, and available general information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels.-
4Reported figure.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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