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| TABLE 15 | |||||||||||
| TUNGSTEN: WORLD CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, tungsten content) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014e | ||||||
| Australia | 18 | 15 | 290 | 320 | 477 | 4 | |||||
| Austria | 977 | 861 | 706 | 850 | 870 | ||||||
| Bolivia5 | 1,204 | 1,124 | 1,247 | 1,253 | 1,252 | 4 | |||||
| Brazil | 166 | 244 | 381 | 494 | r | 490 | |||||
| Burmae, 6 | 163 | 4 | 140 | 130 | r | 140 | 140 | ||||
| Burundi | 100 | 200 | r | 270 | r | 55 | r | 170 | |||
| Canada | 420 | 1,966 | 2,194 | 2,128 | 2,344 | 4 | |||||
| Chinae | 59,000 | 61,800 | 64,000 | 70,500 | r | 71,000 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa)e, 5 | 21 | r | 41 | r | 35 | r | 55 | r | 12 | ||
| Korea, Northe, 7 | 110 | 110 | 100 | 65 | 70 | ||||||
| Mongolia | 20 | 13 | 66 | 274 | r | 479 | 4 | ||||
| Peru8 | 571 | 439 | 276 | 28 | 61 | 4 | |||||
| Portugal | 799 | 819 | 763 | 692 | 671 | 4 | |||||
| Russia | 2,785 | 3,314 | 3,537 | 2,973 | r | 2,800 | |||||
| Rwandae | 360 | r | 480 | r | 830 | r | 1,100 | r | 1,000 | ||
| Spain | 240 | 497 | 542 | 510 | 800 | ||||||
| Thailande, 9 | 300 | 160 | 80 | 140 | r | 100 | |||||
| Uganda | 44 | 8 | 34 | r | 57 | r | 70 | ||||
| United States | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||||||
| Vietnam10 | 1,150 | 1,635 | 1,050 | 1,660 | 4,000 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 68,400 | 73,900 | 76,500 | r | 83,300 | r | 86,800 | ||||
| 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 November 13, 2015. | |||||||||||
| 3Tungsten concentrates are thought to be produced in Colombia, Nigeria, and the Republic of Korea, but information is inadequate to | |||||||||||
| -make reliable estimates of production.- | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Production estimated based on reported exports. | |||||||||||
| 6Tungsten content of tungsten and tin-tungsten concentrates produced by state-owned mining enterprises under the Ministry of Mines. | |||||||||||
| 7Production estimated based on Chinese imports. | |||||||||||
| 8Data for 2010-12 are based on production reported by Malaga Inc.; data for 2013-14 are based on production reported by the- | |||||||||||
| Ministry of Energy and Mines. | |||||||||||
| 9Based on data from the Department of Primary Industries and Mines. | |||||||||||
| 10Mine production reported by the International Tungsten Industry Association. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
