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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| ZIRCONIUM MINERAL CONCENTRATES: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY 1, 2- | |||||||||||
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| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014e | ||||||
| Australia | 549,000 | 762,000 | 605,000 | 388,000 | r | 551,200 | 4 | ||||
| Brazil | 23,236 | 23,283 | 20,425 | 22,000 | r, e | 22,000 | |||||
| Chinae | 140,000 | 150,000 | 140,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| India | 27,800 | r | 39,000 | e | 40,000 | e | 40,000 | r, e | 40,000 | ||
| Indonesiae | 50,000 | 130,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | r | 110,000 | |||||
| Kenya | -- | -- | -- | -- | 15,004 | 4 | |||||
| Madagascar | 7,490 | 13,075 | 15,000 | r, e | 16,000 | r, e | 23,800 | ||||
| Malaysia | 1,267 | 1,685 | 442 | 379 | r | 400 | |||||
| Mozambique | 37,100 | 43,600 | 46,900 | 31,400 | r | 50,800 | |||||
| Russia5 | 9,308 | 8,914 | 7,969 | r | 9,000 | r | 8,000 | ||||
| Senegal | -- | -- | -- | -- | 9,040 | 4 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 7,092 | 8,496 | 1,120 | r | 2,951 | r, p | 2,357 | 4 | |||
| South Africa | 383,000 | r | 427,000 | r | 400,000 | r, e | 210,000 | r, p, e | 386,547 | 4 | |
| Sri Lankae | 9,200 | r, p | 30,000 | 35,000 | 30,000 | r, p | 30,000 | ||||
| Ukrainee | 30,000 | 26,000 | 20,000 | 41,000 | r, p | 40,000 | |||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Vietnam6 | 6,852 | r | 13,862 | r | 15,558 | r | 7,587 | r | 8,514 | 4 | |
| Total | 1,280,000 | r | 1,680,000 | 1,470,000 | r | 1,070,000 | r | 1,450,000 | |||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in -Total.- -- 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. | |||||||||||
| 3Small amounts of zirconium mineral concentrates were produced in various countries; however, information is not sufficient to estimate output. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Production of baddeleyite concentrate averaging 98% ZrO2. | |||||||||||
| 6Based on inferred exports of zirconium ore to China from Vietnam. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
