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| TABLE 15 | |||||||||||
| TITANIUM: WORLD PRODUCTION OF MINERAL CONCENTRATES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Concentrate type and country | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003e | ||||||
| Ilmenite and leucoxene:3, 4 | |||||||||||
| Australia: | |||||||||||
| Ilmenite | 1,976,000 | 2,146,000 | 2,017,000 | 1,917,000 | 2,010,000 | ||||||
| Leucoxene | 32,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 | 39,000 | 57,000 | ||||||
| Brazil5 | 96,000 | 123,000 | 111,113 | 174,382 | r | 180,000 | |||||
| Chinae | 180,000 | 250,000 | r | 300,000 | r | 750,000 | r | 800,000 | |||
| Egypt | 130,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | 125,000 | e | 125,000 | |||||
| Indiae | 378,000 | 380,000 | 430,000 | 460,000 | 500,000 | ||||||
| Malaysia | 127,695 | 124,801 | 129,750 | 106,046 | 95,148 | 6 | |||||
| Norwaye | 600,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 750,000 | 800,000 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 536,542 | 576,749 | 650,000 | 670,000 | e | 670,000 | |||||
| United States | W | 400,000 | 7 | 500,000 | 7 | 400,000 | 7 | 500,000 | 7 | ||
| Vietnam | 91,000 | e | 174,000 | 180,000 | 180,000 | e | 180,000 | ||||
| Total | 4,150,000 | 5,080,000 | r, 8 | 5,220,000 | r, 8 | 5,570,000 | r, 8 | 5,910,000 | 8 | ||
| Rutile:4 | |||||||||||
| Australia | 179,000 | 208,000 | 206,000 | 218,000 | 173,000 | ||||||
| Brazil5 | 4,300 | 3,162 | 1,791 | 2,645 | r | 2,650 | |||||
| Indiae | 16,000 | 17,000 | 19,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
| South Africae | 100,000 | 100,000 | 90,000 | 100,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Ukrainee | 49,000 | 58,600 | 60,000 | 70,000 | 60,000 | ||||||
| United States | W | (9) | (9) | (9) | (9) | ||||||
| Total | 348,000 | 387,000 | 377,000 | 409,000 | r | 374,000 | |||||
| Titaniferous slag:10 | |||||||||||
| Canadae | 950,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 900,000 | 875,000 | ||||||
| South Africa | 1,168,000 | 1,057,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,150,000 | e | 1,100,000 | |||||
| Total | 2,120,000 | 2,010,000 | 2,040,000 | 2,050,000 | 1,980,000 | ||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total." | |||||||||||
| 1Totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through July 15, 2004. | |||||||||||
| 3Ilmenite is also produced in Canada and South Africa, but this output is not included here because most of it is duplicative | |||||||||||
| of output reported under "Titaniferous slag," and the rest is used for purposes other than production of titanium commodities, | |||||||||||
| principally steel furnace flux and heavy aggregate. | |||||||||||
| 4Small amounts of titanium minerals were reportedly produced in various countries, including Malawi and Turkey. However, | |||||||||||
| information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 5Excludes production of unbeneficiated anatase ore. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes rutile to avoid revealing company proprietary data. Rounded to one significant digit. | |||||||||||
| 8Includes U.S. production, rounded to one significant digit, of ilmenite, leucoxene, and rutile to avoid disclosing company | |||||||||||
| proprietary data. | |||||||||||
| 9Included with ilmenite to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total." | |||||||||||
| 10Slag is also produced in Norway, Kazakhstan, and Russia, but this output is not included under "Titaniferous slag" to avoid | |||||||||||
| duplicative reporting. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program