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| 1 | United States | 7,110,000 |  | | 2 | Uzbekistan | 5,500,000 | | | 3 | Czech Republic | 3,800,000 | | | 4 | Germany | 3,800,000 | | | 5 | Korea, Republic Of | 2,630,356 | | | 6 | Brazil | 2,500,000 | | | 7 | Ukraine | 2,386,000 | | | 8 | United Kingdom | 1,800,000 | | | 9 | Bulgaria | 1,631,000 | | | 10 | Mexico | 962,000 | | | 11 | Viet Nam | 650,000 | | | 12 | Italy | 584,121 | | | 13 | Turkey | 580,000 | | | 14 | Spain | 450,000 | | | 15 | Kyrgyzstan | 400,000 | | | 16 | Iran, Islamic Republic Of | 350,000 | | | 17 | Malaysia | 350,000 | | | 18 | France | 307,253 | | | 19 | Egypt | 300,000 | | | 20 | Belgium | 300,000 | | | 21 | Australia | 250,000 | | | 22 | Poland | 210,373 | | | 23 | Thailand | 200,000 | | | 24 | Portugal | 160,000 | | | 25 | Jordan | 110,000 | | | 26 | Algeria | 106,567 | | | 27 | Nigeria | 100,000 | | | 28 | Chile | 87,901 | | | 29 | Paraguay | 66,000 | | | 30 | Greece | 60,000 | | | 31 | South Africa | 51,602 | | | 32 | Argentina | 50,000 | | | 33 | Austria | 50,000 | | | 34 | Russian Federation | 45,000 | | | 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42,000 | | | 36 | Pakistan | 39,000 | | | 37 | Uganda | 30,000 | | | 38 | Ecuador | 18,618 | | | 39 | New Zealand | 15,000 | | | 40 | Indonesia | 15,000 | | | 41 | Japan | 10,000 | | | 42 | Venezuela | 10,000 | | | 43 | Sri Lanka | 9,500 | | | 44 | Bangladesh | 8,600 | | | 45 | Peru | 7,532 | | | 46 | Romania | 6,879 | | | 47 | Guatemala | 4,500 | | | 48 | Hungary | 3,000 | | | 49 | Denmark | 2,500 | | | 50 | Ethiopia | 1,700 | | | 51 | Kenya | 830 | | | 52 | Zambia | 200 | | | 53 | Madagascar | 170 | | | 54 | Eritrea | 100 | |
Source: United States Geological Survey (USGS) Minerals Resources Program
Note: Check source table for details and footnotes
Year of Estimate: 2007
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