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© NERC 2008 all rights reserved First Published 2008 BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG 0115-936 3100 Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3LA 0131-667 1000 London Information Office, Natural History Museum (Earth Gallaries), Exhibition Road, London SW7 2DE 020-7589 4090 The full range of Survey publications is available from the BGS Sales Desks at Nottingham, Edinburgh and London; see contact details above or shop online at www.geologyshop.com The London Information Office also maintains a reference collection of BGS publications, including maps, for consultation. The Survey publishes an annual catalogue of its maps and other publications; this catalogue is available from any of the BGS Sales Desks. The British Geological Survey carries out the geological survey of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the latter as an agency service for the government of Northern Ireland), and of the surrounding continental shelf, as well as its basic research projects. It also undertakes programmes of British technical aid in geology in developing countries as arranged by the Department for International Development. The British Geological Survey is a component body of the Natural Environment Research Council. All communications regarding the content of this publication should be addressed to the Head of Science, Economic Minerals, British Geological Survey, Keyworth, Nottingham NG12 5GG 0115-936 3495 Fax 0115 936 3520 E-mail minerals@bgs.ac.uk The compilations presented in this book are copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without the permission of the Director, British Geological Survey. Bibliographical reference BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 2008. World mineral production 2002-06. (Keyworth, Nottingham: British Geological Survey.) Cover photograph: Lake Grassmere salt works operated by Dominion Salt Ltd, New Zealand. Picture: T J Brown BGS@NERC Printed by Halstan & Co Ltd, Amersham, Buckinghamshire ISBN 978-0-85272-615-0 ii
PREFACE This volume is the fourth in the series World Mineral Production, published by the British Geological Survey. The series that preceded it, World Mineral Statistics and Statistical Summary of the Minerals Industry, recorded data from 1913. This publication is compiled from a more comprehensive database, maintained by the British Geological Survey, that can provide special reports tailored to users’ needs. Examples of regional reports, such as European Mineral Statistics, African Mineral Production and China and South East Asia Production, are available for free download on the mineralsUK website (www.mineralsUK.com). Commodity reports, including production, exports and imports, can also be prepared to order. The database holds trade statistics for 32 European countries and other major trading countries. In this volume, for the fist time, we have included reviews on selected minerals and metals. These provide information on uses, prices, recent production trends and industry events in 2007. China continues to dominate news in the minerals sector as its output and consumption of mineral commodities increases. In terms of mine production in 2006, China was the largest producer of almost half of the commodities covered in this book. It became the top producer of refined copper for the first time, almost doubling output in five years. Chinese production of iron ore increased by 250 per cent over five years and comprised a third of world production in 2006, while coal production reached 38 per cent of global production. The British Geological Survey aims to provide a reliable, comprehensive and continuous set of data covering most of the minerals that enter international trade. In each successive volume account is taken of revisions and information received after the publication of the previous issue, thus data for every year are as up-to-date as is practicable. The objective remains to present the latest complete production information obtained from official bodies in individual countries, although other sources are also used to ensure completeness and accuracy. The cooperation afforded to the British Geological Survey by numerous national and international organisations is gratefully acknowledged. I would welcome any criticisms and suggestions that might help us to meet your changing needs, particularly with respect to the coverage of statistics and the format in which they are made available. John N Ludden Executive Director British Geological Survey Keyworth Nottingham February 2008 iii
Page 1: World Mineral Production 2002-2006
Page 6 and 7: CONTENTS Commodity Index Alumina 2
Page 9 and 10: STATISTICAL TABLES
Page 11 and 12: US$/tonne US$/tonne 700 600 500 400
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 and 20: Production of bentonite and fuller'
Page 21 and 22: Production of bentonite and fuller'
Page 23 and 24: Production of bromine kilograms Cou
Page 25 and 26: COAL Characteristics Coal is a comb
Page 27 and 28: to government approvals, would incr
Page 29 and 30: Production of coal tonnes Country 2
Page 31 and 32: Mine production of cobalt tonnes (m
Page 33 and 34: US$/tonne 10000 9000 8000 7000 6000
Page 35 and 36: Mine production of copper tonnes (m
Page 37 and 38: Production of refined copper tonnes
Page 39 and 40: Production of diatomite tonnes Coun
Page 41 and 42: FLUORSPAR Characteristics Fluorspar
Page 43 and 44: GOLD Characteristics Gold is a soft
Page 45 and 46: MERCER, D. 2007. BHP Billiton boost
Page 47 and 48: Production of graphite tonnes Count
Page 49 and 50: Production of gypsum tonnes Country
Page 51 and 52: Cents per tonne Fe unit f.o.b 90 80
Page 53 and 54: Production of pig iron tonnes Count
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Production of crude steel tonnes Co
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Production of ferro-alloys tonnes C
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Production of kaolin tonnes Country
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LEAD Characteristics Lead is a dens
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America has not been without contro
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Production of refined lead tonnes C
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Production of magnesite tonnes Coun
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Production of mercury kilograms Cou
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Mine production of molybdenum tonne
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US$/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
Page 111 and 112:
Mine production of zinc tonnes (met
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