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Production of bentonite and fuller's earth tonnes Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Guatemala Bentonite 12 415 6 438 ... ... ... Mexico Bentonite 488 215 464 056 564 015 425 630 435 273 Fuller's earth 147 064 152 917 129 502 107 265 102 400 Nicaragua Bentonite *6 000 *6 300 *6 300 *6 300 *6 300 USA Bentonite (c) *3 790 000 3 770 000 4 060 000 4 710 000 *4 620 000 Fuller's earth (c) *2 730 000 3 610 000 3 260 000 2 990 000 *2 980 000 Argentina Bentonite 120 006 146 845 163 028 247 101 256 165 Fuller's earth *1 500 *1 500 *1 500 *1 500 *1 500 Brazil Bentonite 304 782 392 422 432 224 459 679 419 214 Chile Bentonite 632 748 101 — — Colombia Bentonite *8 500 *8 500 *8 500 *8 500 *8 500 Peru Bentonite 20 760 15 290 10 510 14 663 14 590 Burma Bentonite (b) 1 104 856 *800 *800 *800 China Bentonite 2 180 000 2 200 000 2 250 000 2 300 000 3 200 000 India Bentonite (b) *250 000 *200 000 *410 000 *590 000 ... Fuller's earth (b) *62 000 *76 000 *144 000 *93 000 ... Indonesia Bentonite *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 *5 000 Iran Bentonite (d) 157 571 186 422 176 425 261 888 ... Japan Bentonite 437 772 425 945 455 282 *450 000 *450 000 Fuller's earth 117 099 123 545 109 657 *110 000 *110 000 Korea, Republic of Bentonite 89 905 40 095 99 173 85 177 61 137 Fuller's earth 18 757 32 685 26 487 84 632 46 314 Pakistan Bentonite (e) 17 799 9 432 6 316 15 671 20 088 Fuller's earth (e) 15 951 14 723 13 986 17 001 16 209 Philippines Bentonite 2 550 3 722 3 556 *3 600 *3 600 Thailand Bentonite 1 700 1 100 1 350 32 500 1 200 Uzbekistan Bentonite *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 Vietnam Bentonite *20 000 *20 000 *20 000 *20 000 *20 000 12
Production of bentonite and fuller's earth tonnes Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Australia Bentonite (e) 113 047 144 755 264 038 *223 000 *135 000 Fuller's earth 11 926 11 187 10 142 9 784 *10 000 New Zealand Bentonite 7 800 10 940 10 050 7 590 3 028 World Total Bentonite 12 100 000 12 600 000 13 000 000 14 000 000 14 600 000 World Total Fullers Earth (g) 4 000 000 4 800 000 4 600 000 4 400 000 4 400 000 Note(s):- (1) Bentonites consist of montmorillonite (one of the smectite group of clay minerals) and occur in two main varieties, calcium bentonite, the most commonly occurring, and sodium bentonite, industrially the more important (2) Calcium bentonite can be converted to sodium bentonite by a sodium-exchange process (3) In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, calcium bentonite is known as fuller's earth, a term which is also used to refer attapulgite, a mineralogically distinct clay mineral but exhibiting similar properties (4) In addition to the countries listed, Austria is believed to produce bentonite and France may produce fuller's earth (a) Saleable production based on data from producing companies (b) Years ended 31 March following that stated (c) Sold or used by producers (d) Years ended 20 March following that stated (e) Years ended 30 June of that stated (f) Smectite (g) Including attapulgite and sepiolite Production of beryl tonnes Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Madagascar (a) 1 *1 12 *12 *12 Mozambique 54 78 45 146 130 Uganda ... ... 207 19 *20 Zambia 7 7 7 *7 *7 USA 1 970 2 100 2 210 2 780 3 830 Brazil *4 *4 *4 *4 *4 China *500 *500 *500 *500 *500 Note(s):- (a) Includes ornamental and industrial products 13
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Page 6 and 7: CONTENTS Commodity Index Alumina 2
Page 9 and 10: STATISTICAL TABLES
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Page 13 and 14: Production of bauxite tonnes Countr
Page 15 and 16: Production of primary aluminium ton
Page 17 and 18: Production of asbestos tonnes Count
Page 19: Production of bentonite and fuller'
Page 23 and 24: Production of bromine kilograms Cou
Page 25 and 26: COAL Characteristics Coal is a comb
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Page 29 and 30: Production of coal tonnes Country 2
Page 31 and 32: Mine production of cobalt tonnes (m
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Page 35 and 36: Mine production of copper tonnes (m
Page 37 and 38: Production of refined copper tonnes
Page 39 and 40: Production of diatomite tonnes Coun
Page 41 and 42: FLUORSPAR Characteristics Fluorspar
Page 43 and 44: GOLD Characteristics Gold is a soft
Page 45 and 46: MERCER, D. 2007. BHP Billiton boost
Page 47 and 48: Production of graphite tonnes Count
Page 49 and 50: Production of gypsum tonnes Country
Page 51 and 52: Cents per tonne Fe unit f.o.b 90 80
Page 53 and 54: Production of pig iron tonnes Count
Page 55 and 56: Production of crude steel tonnes Co
Page 57 and 58: Production of ferro-alloys tonnes C
Page 59 and 60: Production of kaolin tonnes Country
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Page 65 and 66: Production of refined lead tonnes C
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Mine production of molybdenum tonne
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US$/tonne 60000 50000 40000 30000 2
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RIO TINTO. 2007. Rio Tinto to enter
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Production of perlite tonnes Countr
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Production of crude petroleum tonne
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Production of natural gas million m
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Mine production of platinum group m
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Production of salt tonnes Country 2
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Production of salt tonnes Country 2
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Mine production of silver kilograms
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Production of sulphur and pyrites t
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Production of sulphur and pyrites t
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Production of talc tonnes Country 2
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Mine production of tin tonnes (meta
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(TG100; 12 x 120 mm) Metal Bulletin
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Production of titanium minerals ton
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US$/lb 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20
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Mine production of uranium tonnes (
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ZINC Characteristics Zinc is the 23
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five per cent. The tax refund on zi
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Mine production of zinc tonnes (met
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