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Mine production of silver kilograms (metal content)<br />

Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />

Australia 2 077 000 1 868 000 2 209 000 2 417 000 1 727 000<br />

Fiji 1 901 1 247 1 523 1 418 494<br />

New Zealand 28 725 29 932 *30 100 43 003 27 221<br />

Papua New Guinea 63 349 61 900 55 600 51 125 51 098<br />

<strong>World</strong> Total 18 901 000 18 856 000 19 671 000 20 511 000 20 116 000<br />

Note(s):-<br />

(1) Countries producing less than 1000 kg per year include Jamaica, Oman and Thailand<br />

(a) Smelter and/or refinery production<br />

(b) Years ended 7 July of that stated<br />

(c) Years ended 31 March following that stated<br />

<strong>Production</strong> of natural sodium carbonate tonnes<br />

Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />

Botswana 283 197 234 520 263 358 279 085 255 677<br />

Ethiopia (a) 3 843 4 377 6 550 2 771 2 389<br />

Kenya 304 110 352 560 353 835 360 161 374 210<br />

USA 10 500 000 10 600 000 11 000 000 11 000 000 *10 900 000<br />

Pakistan 3 669 — — — —<br />

Note(s):-<br />

(a) Years ended 7 July of that stated<br />

<strong>Production</strong> of strontium minerals tonnes<br />

Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />

Spain 171 293 152 383 206 001 336 630 272 000<br />

Turkey *70 000 *70 000 *60 000 *60 000 *60 000<br />

Morocco 3 780 *2 700 *2 700 *2 700 *2 700<br />

Mexico 94 015 130 329 87 610 110 833 128 321<br />

Argentina (a) 2 595 4 300 6 727 7 233 19 822<br />

China ... ... 500 000 700 000 *700 000<br />

Iran — 2 100 7 500 672 ...<br />

Pakistan (b) 416 27 570 1 855 1 290<br />

Note(s):-<br />

(1) In addition to the countries listed, Germany and Poland are believed to produce strontium minerals<br />

(a) May contain unbeneficiated material<br />

(b) Years ended 30 June of that stated<br />

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