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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| CADMIUM: ESTIMATED WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||
| Argentina | 31 | 4 | 37 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 30 | r | 30 | ||
| Australia | 390 | 380 | 380 | 350 | 380 | ||||||
| Brazil | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||
| Bulgaria | 427 | r | 363 | r | 270 | r, 5 | 270 | r, 5 | 360 | 5 | |
| Canada4 | 1,240 | 1,286 | 1,313 | 1,187 | r | 1,159 | p | ||||
| China | 6,672 | r, 4 | 7,265 | r, 4 | 7,496 | r, 4 | 7,600 | r | 7,600 | ||
| Germany5 | 400 | r | 400 | r | 400 | r | 400 | r | 400 | ||
| India | 470 | 4 | 396 | 4 | 285 | 4 | 107 | 4 | 200 | ||
| Japan4 | 1,755 | 1,855 | 1,826 | 1,829 | 1,959 | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 1,280 | r | 1,170 | r | 1,650 | r | 1,500 | r | 1,500 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 3,005 | 4 | 3,904 | 4 | 3,950 | 4,010 | 4,200 | ||||
| Mexico4 | 1,485 | 1,482 | 1,451 | 1,409 | 1,301 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 570 | 560 | 610 | 640 | 640 | ||||||
| Norway | 309 | 4 | 310 | 310 | r | 310 | r | 310 | |||
| Peru4 | 572 | 684 | 695 | 769 | 757 | ||||||
| Poland | 526 | 4 | 370 | 4 | 460 | 4 | 628 | 4 | 630 | ||
| Russia | 1,500 | 1,300 | 1,100 | 1,200 | 1,300 | ||||||
| United States6 | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 300 | ||||||
| Total | 21,100 | r | 22,300 | r | 22,700 | r | 22,700 | r | 23,200 | ||
| pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data, not included in total.- | |||||||||||
| 1Estimated data and world totals are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | |||||||||||
| 2This table gives unwrought production from ores, concentrates, flue dusts, and other materials of both domestic and imported origin. Sources- | |||||||||||
| generally do not indicate if secondary metal (recovered from scrap) is included or not; where known, this has been indicated by a footnote. Includes | |||||||||||
| data available through June 13, 2016. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Algeria, North Korea, and Turkey produced cadmium, but available information is inadequate to make reliable- | |||||||||||
| estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Data based on exports. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes secondary.- | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
