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Global fluorspar market<br />

Production<br />

Demand<br />

7,000<br />

8,000<br />

6,000<br />

7,000<br />

kt<br />

5,000<br />

4,000<br />

3,000<br />

2,000<br />

1,000<br />

Others<br />

Russia<br />

S. Africa<br />

Mongolia<br />

Mexico<br />

China<br />

6,000<br />

5,000<br />

kt<br />

4,000<br />

3,000<br />

2,000<br />

1,000<br />

0<br />

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010<br />

0<br />

1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020f 2030f<br />

Source: USGS, Mining Journal Annual Review; Roskill<br />

Information Services Inc.<br />

Source: Roskill Information Services Inc.<br />

• China could become net importer within 5 years as its internal demand grows<br />

• Freely-traded international market is estimated at about 850,000 tpa<br />

• Fluorspar identified by EU and USA as a critical mineral - both consume more than they produce

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