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<strong>Production</strong> of sulphur and pyrites tonnes (sulphur content)<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Australia<br />
Recovered (c) 899 000 863 000 850 000 915 000 915 000<br />
Recovered (d) 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000<br />
New Zealand<br />
Recovered 26 000 26 000 21 000 29 000 29 000<br />
<strong>World</strong> Total<br />
Pyrites 3 500 000 4 900 000 4 900 000 4 700 000 4 600 000<br />
Frasch 800 000 800 000 800 000 800 000 800 000<br />
Recovered 55 200 000 56 600 000 58 400 000 60 200 000 61 700 000<br />
Sulphur ore 600 000 900 000 1 100 000 1 200 000 1 200 000<br />
Note(s):-<br />
(a) Years ended 30 June of that stated<br />
(b) Including S content of sulphur ore<br />
(c) From metal sulphide processing<br />
(d) From petroleum refining and/or natural gas<br />
(e) Other<br />
<strong>Production</strong> of talc tonnes<br />
Country 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006<br />
Austria 138 195 137 596 136 305 166 569 159 447<br />
Finland 477 229 501 658 528 943 508 169 547 146<br />
France 359 000 394 000 402 000 416 000 *400 000<br />
Germany *8 000 3 859 ... ... ...<br />
Greece 670 500 200 250 *250<br />
Italy *80 000 *80 000 88 671 99 570 *100 000<br />
Macedonia 4 662 3 271 4 350 1 955 1 025<br />
Norway 43 000 48 000 32 000 34 000 *34 000<br />
Portugal 8 279 5 460 6 231 5 362 5 517<br />
Romania 7 310 10 082 9 725 6 760 2 967<br />
Russia 93 841 129 888 154 138 *150 000 *150 000<br />
Slovakia 2 290 4 200 7 100 200 —<br />
Spain<br />
Talc 108 312 101 739 107 829 110 015 100 000<br />
Pyrophyllite ... 900 700 700 ...<br />
Sweden 20 000 7 000 8 000 7 000 6 000<br />
United Kingdom 6 194 6 494 3 881 6 000 4 000<br />
Egypt (d) 45 529 *40 000 50 210 54 609 *55 000<br />
Morocco<br />
Talc 6 708 1 959 *2 000 *2 000 2 000<br />
Pyrophyllite 33 686 28 338 ... ... ...<br />
South Africa<br />
Talc 2 511 6 719 8 141 8 469 10 966<br />
Pyrophyllite 15 587 14 350 28 987 60 267 74 886<br />
Zimbabwe 1 024 196 — — —<br />
Canada 93 000 87 000 81 000 70 000 68 000<br />
Guatemala ... 1 585 2 863 16 131 526<br />
Mexico 111 622 114 870 101 896 64 827 40 535<br />
USA 828 000 840 000 833 000 856 000 *880 000<br />
Argentina<br />
Talc 1 643 1 700 7 620 (b) 21 053 (b) 23 113<br />
Pyrophyllite 2 341 4 525 12 594 ... ...<br />
Brazil (b) 348 000 369 000 409 946 413 340 389 391<br />
Chile 563 840 722 886 704<br />
Colombia (b) *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000 *15 000<br />
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