World Mineral Production - NERC Open Research Archive - Natural ...
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<strong>Production</strong> of graphite tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Czech Republic 16 000 9 000 5 000 3 000 5 000<br />
Germany 3 312 2 840 3 155 2 638 —<br />
Norway 8 600 1 000 6 000 9 000 9 000<br />
Romania 1 001 1 014 395 486 —<br />
Russia 14 241 12 780 13 550 *14 000 *14 000<br />
Turkey 1 393 942 *1 000 *1 100 *1 200<br />
Ukraine 9 400 11 000 10 960 10 400 5 800<br />
Madagascar 7 522 2 170 7 770 *7 700 *7 700<br />
Zimbabwe 9 700 6 280 10 267 4 298 6 588<br />
Canada 15 039 12 500 *15 000 *17 000 *14 000<br />
Mexico 14 065 8 730 14 769 12 357 11 773<br />
Brazil (b) 60 922 70 739 76 332 75 515 76 194<br />
China (d) 1 320 000 1 400 000 1 450 000 1 650 000 1 730 000<br />
India (a) (c) 106 060 87 207 108 150 120 322 122 465<br />
Korea, Dem. P.R. of *25 000 *25 000 *30 000 *30 000 *30 000<br />
Korea, Republic of 94 58 247 39 68<br />
Sri Lanka 3 619 3 387 5 374 4 370 5 756<br />
<strong>World</strong> Total 1 600 000 1 700 000 1 800 000 2 000 000 2 000 000<br />
Note(s):-<br />
(1) This table includes all forms of amorphous and crystalline graphite but excludes synthetic material<br />
(2) In addition to the countries listed, Egypt, Namibia and the USA are believed to produce graphite<br />
(a) Crude<br />
(b) Including beneficiated and directly shipped material<br />
(c) Years ended 31 March following that stated<br />
(d) Including flake graphite<br />
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