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| TABLE 12 | |||||||||||
| MICA: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013e | 2014e | ||||||
| Argentina, all grades | 9,638 | 10,226 | 5,785 | r | 7,500 | r | 7,500 | ||||
| Brazil | 4,709 | 6,193 | 522 | r | 11,520 | r, 4 | 11,500 | ||||
| Canadae | 19,000 | 21,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 22,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 750,000 | 760,000 | 770,000 | 780,000 | 780,000 | ||||||
| Finland | |||||||||||
| Biotite | 37,850 | 31,504 | 27,493 | 42,150 | 4 | 42,000 | |||||
| Concentrate | 13,809 | 12,896 | 12,112 | 11,244 | 4 | 12,000 | |||||
| Total | 51,659 | 44,400 | 39,605 | 53,394 | 4 | 54,000 | |||||
| Francee | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| India: | |||||||||||
| Crude | 1,265 | 1,689 | 1,416 | r | 1,510 | r | 1,500 | ||||
| Scrap and waste | 7,508 | 12,095 | 14,186 | r | 16,800 | r | 17,000 | ||||
| Total | 8,773 | 13,784 | 15,602 | r | 18,300 | r | 18,500 | ||||
| Irane, 5 | 2,860 | 4 | 7,130 | 4 | 7,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| Korea, Republic of, all grades | 36,486 | 31,260 | 25,594 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Madagascar, phlogopite | 2,069 | 6 | 3,411 | 6 | 12,532 | r, 6 | 9,600 | 9,600 | |||
| Malaysia | 4,515 | 4,245 | 3,967 | 4,363 | r, 4 | 4,500 | |||||
| Mexico, all grades | 160 | -- | 160 | r | 160 | r | 160 | ||||
| Peru | 67 | r | 90 | 99 | r | 156 | r, 4 | 109 | |||
| Russiae | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| South Africa, ground and scra | 904 | 633 | 400 | 309 | r | 300 | |||||
| Spain | 4,034 | 3,775 | 3,518 | r | 3,460 | r | 3,500 | ||||
| Sri Lanka, scrap | 2,095 | 2,927 | 2,142 | r | 2,200 | r | 2,200 | ||||
| Sudan | 10 | 378 | 324 | 500 | r | 500 | |||||
| Taiwan | -- | 1,455 | 6,844 | 8,931 | 4 | 9,000 | |||||
| Turkey: | |||||||||||
| Illite | 35,622 | 17,265 | -- | 800 | r | 800 | |||||
| Other | 387 | 277 | 1,253 | 1,500 | r | 1,500 | |||||
| Total | 36,009 | 17,542 | 1,253 | 2,300 | r | 2,300 | |||||
| United States, scrap and flake | 56,100 | 52,000 | 47,500 | 48,100 | 4 | 46,000 | |||||
| Grand total | 1,110,000 | 1,100,000 | 1,080,000 | r | 1,130,000 | r | 1,130,000 | ||||
| eEstimated.- rRevised.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Grand totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through June 3, 2015. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Egypt, Pakistan, Romania, and Sweden are known to produce mica, but available | |||||||||||
| information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Year beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported exports. | |||||||||||
| 7Does not include, if any, U.S. production of low-quality sericite and sheet mica. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
