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| RARE EARTHS: ESTIMATED WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of rare‐earth oxide equivalent) | |||||||||||||||
| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Australia | -- | 2,188 | 4 | 3,222 | 4 | 3,000 | r | 8,000 | |||||||
| Brazil | 140 | 4 | 140 | 110 | 330 | -- | |||||||||
| China5 | 89,200 | r | 93,800 | r | 93,800 | r | 93,800 | r | 105,000 | ||||||
| India6 | 1,700 | r | 1,700 | r | 1,700 | r | 1,700 | r | 1,700 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | -- | -- | -- | -- | 140 | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 380 | 410 | 100 | 180 | 240 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 2,300 | 2,500 | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,600 | ||||||||||
| Thailand7 | 5,600 | 3,100 | 120 | r | 130 | r | 1,900 | ||||||||
| United States | -- | -- | 3,000 | 5,500 | 5,400 | ||||||||||
| Vietnam7 | 170 | 200 | 200 | 100 | -- | ||||||||||
| Total | 99,500 | r | 104,000 | r | 105,000 | r | 107,000 | r | 125,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 26, 2016. | |||||||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, rare-earth minerals are thought to be produced in Indonesia, Nigeria, North Korea, and some Commonwealth | |||||||||||||||
| of Independent States countries, but information is inadequate for formulation of reliable estimates of output levels.- | |||||||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||||||
| 5Official production quota. Illegal production could not be quantified. | |||||||||||||||
| 6India-s Department of Atomic Energy will not disclose monazite production data. | |||||||||||||||
| 7Rare‐earth oxide content of exports. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
