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<strong>Production</strong> of mercury kilograms<br />

Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />

Finland 50 600 25 000 23 500 34 200 22 820<br />

Russia *50 000 *50 000 *50 000 *50 000 *50 000<br />

Spain 726 139 745 260 — — —<br />

Algeria 307 119 175 570 67 200 300 —<br />

Morocco *10 000 *10 000 *10 000 *10 000 *10 000<br />

Mexico *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000<br />

USA *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000<br />

Chile (a) *50 000 *50 000 *50 000 *50 000 *50 000<br />

China 495 000 612 000 1 140 000 1 094 000 800 000<br />

Kyrgyzstan 478 000 370 000 488 100 *400 000 400 000<br />

Tajikistan *20 000 *30 000 *30 000 *30 000 *30 000<br />

<strong>World</strong> Total 2 200 000 2 100 000 1 900 000 1 700 000 1 400 000<br />

Note(s):-<br />

(1) Several countries are believed to have unrecorded production of mercury from copper electrowinning processes and by<br />

recovery from effluents<br />

(a) From copper solvent extraction and electrowinning processes<br />

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