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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| BORON MINERALS: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| --- Country | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | 2013e | ||||||
| Argentina | 506 | r | 623 | 649 | 479 | r, 3 | 500 | ||||
| Bolivia, ulexite | 86 | 97 | 135 | 128 | r | 150 | 3 | ||||
| Chile, ulexite | 608 | 504 | 489 | 444 | 3 | 581 | |||||
| Chinae, 4 | 145 | 150 | 150 | 160 | 160 | ||||||
| Iran, borax5 | (6) | 1 | e | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Kazakhstane | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | ||||||
| Peru | 187 | 293 | -- | r | 104 | 3 | 224 | ||||
| Russiae, 7 | 300 | r | 200 | r | 200 | r | 250 | r | 250 | ||
| Turkeye, 8 | 1,740 | r | 2,220 | r | 2,130 | r, 3 | 1,632 | r | 1,572 | ||
| United States9 | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Total- | 3,600 | r | 4,120 | r | 3,780 | r | 3,230 | r | 3,470 | ||
| eEstimated.- rRevised.- W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in -Total.-- -- Zero.-- | |||||||||||
| 1Totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through July 16, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Boron oxide (B2O3) equivalent. | |||||||||||
| 5Data are for years beginning March 21 of that stated. | |||||||||||
| 6Less than - unit | |||||||||||
| 7Blended Russian datolite ore that reportedly grades 8.6% B2O3. | |||||||||||
| 8Concentrates from ore. | |||||||||||
| 9Minerals and compounds sold or used by producers, including both actual mine production and marketable products. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
