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| VERMICULITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | ||||||
| Argentinae | 1,000 | 320 | 4 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||
| Brazil, concentrate | 54,970 | 51,986 | 68,014 | 68,000 | r, e | 68,000 | |||||
| Bulgariae | 15,000 | 18,600 | 18,600 | 19,000 | r | 19,000 | |||||
| Egypte | 2,865 | r, 4 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | |||||
| India | 12,454 | 8,315 | 9,554 | 10,176 | r | 10,000 | |||||
| Kenyae | 515 | 4 | 457 | 400 | r | 440 | r | 450 | |||
| Russia | 21,000 | r | 21,800 | r | 20,931 | r | 21,000 | r, e | 21,000 | ||
| South Africa | 170,571 | 132,886 | 127,658 | 143,007 | r | 158,290 | 4 | ||||
| Uganda | 8,426 | 11,251 | 243 | -- | -- | 4 | |||||
| United States, concentrate, sold and used by producerse, 5 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 7,228 | 21,625 | 28,808 | 29,500 | r | 29,000 | |||||
| Total | 394,000 | r | 370,000 | r | 378,000 | r | 395,000 | r | 410,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. -- 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 April 21, 2016. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Australia, China, and Japan produced vermiculite, but available information is inadequate to make- | |||||||||||
| reliable estimates of output. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Rounded to one significant digit to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
