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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| BERYL: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons of gross weight) | ||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015e | |||||
| Chinae | 550 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | |||||
| Madagascare, 4 | 12 | 16 | 85 | r | 135 | r | 135 | |||
| Mozambique | 58 | 532 | r, 5 | 103 | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| United States, mine shipments6 | 5,920 | 5,570 | 5,910 | 6,900 | 5,100 | |||||
| Total | 6,540 | 6,610 | r | 6,600 | r | 7,530 | r | 5,740 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1World 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 August 1, 2016. Unless otherwise noted, figures represent beryl ore for the production of | ||||||||||
| beryllium and exclude gem-quality beryl. | ||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Brazil, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, and Uganda may also have produced- | ||||||||||
| beryl ore, but information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of production. Other nations that produced gemstone beryl ore- | ||||||||||
| may also have produced some industrial beryl ore. | ||||||||||
| 4Beryl in quartz concentrates. | ||||||||||
| 5Mozambique reported significantly higher beryl ore production in 2012. The accuracy of the reported data could not be confirmed. | ||||||||||
| 6Includes raw bertrandite ore, calculated as equivalent to beryl containing 11% beryllium oxide. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
