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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| MOLYBDENUM: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained molybdenum) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010e | ||||||
| Armenia | 3,900 | 4,080 | 4,250 | 4,150 | 4,150 | ||||||
| Canada | 7,712 | r | 6,681 | r | 8,602 | r | 8,641 | r | 8,261 | p, 4 | |
| Chile | 43,278 | 44,912 | 33,687 | 34,925 | 37,186 | 4 | |||||
| Chinae | 43,900 | 66,700 | 81,000 | 93,500 | 93,600 | ||||||
| Irane | 2,500 | 3,600 | 3,700 | r | 3,700 | 3,700 | |||||
| Kazakhstan- | 250 | 400 | 400 | 380 | 360 | ||||||
| Kyrgyzstane | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||
| Mexico | 2,519 | 6,159 | 7,812 | 7,800 | 10,853 | 4 | |||||
| Mongolia- | 1,404 | 1,978 | 1,899 | r | 3,000 | 2,500 | |||||
| Peru | 17,209 | 16,737 | 16,721 | 12,295 | 16,963 | 4 | |||||
| Russiae | 3,100 | 3,300 | 3,600 | 3,800 | 3,800 | ||||||
| United States | 59,800 | 57,000 | 55,900 | 47,800 | 59,400 | 4 | |||||
| Uzbekistane | 600 | 600 | 500 | 550 | 550 | ||||||
| Total | 186,000 | 212,000 | r | 218,000 | 221,000 | 242,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. PPreliminary. rRevised.- | |||||||||||
| 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 16, 2011. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, North Korea, Romania, and Turkey 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
See also: Mineral commodity prices
