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| TABLE 7 | |||||||||||
| FELDSPAR: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country and grade3 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||
| Algeria | 164,000 | 148,000 | 163,000 | 259,000 | 230,000 | ||||||
| Argentina | 217,213 | 216,721 | 273,896 | 226,435 | r | 250,000 | e | ||||
| Australia, includes nepheline syenitee | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Austriae | 27,000 | 27,000 | 32,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Brazil, processed, marketable | 276,448 | 333,352 | 247,152 | r | 294,357 | r | 294,000 | e | |||
| Chile | 7,723 | 7,563 | 6,399 | 3,874 | 4,233 | ||||||
| Chinae | 2,000,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,100,000 | 2,500,000 | 2,500,000 | ||||||
| Cubae | 2,800 | 3,100 | 3,800 | 3,200 | 3,500 | 4 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 388,000 | 407,000 | 445,000 | 411,000 | 422,000 | ||||||
| Ecuador | 156,888 | 103,948 | r | 152,590 | r | 210,142 | r | 183,259 | |||
| Egypte | 405,600 | 4 | 210,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 4 | ||||
| Ethiopiae | 1,500 | 4 | 441 | 4 | 500 | 530 | 510 | ||||
| Finland | 28,013 | 26,292 | 43,124 | 47,636 | 46,233 | ||||||
| Germanye | 203,000 | 218,000 | 205,000 | 200,000 | r | 200,000 | 4 | ||||
| Greece | 45,200 | r | 27,500 | r | 33,800 | r | 12,000 | e | 10,000 | e | |
| Guatemala | 402 | 2,890 | 19,356 | 19,611 | 10,410 | ||||||
| India5 | 506,256 | 763,263 | 1,177,702 | 1,459,008 | r | 1,412,518 | |||||
| Indonesiae | 20,000 | 18,000 | 19,000 | 18,000 | 18,000 | ||||||
| Iran | 533,117 | r | 576,643 | 600,000 | r, e | 1,313,233 | r | 1,300,000 | e | ||
| Italye | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | 4,700,000 | ||||||
| Japan, includes aplitee | 110,000 | 104,109 | 4 | 100,000 | 100,000 | r | 100,000 | ||||
| Kenyae | 30 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 40 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 496,511 | 384,221 | 360,413 | 343,241 | 544,058 | ||||||
| Macedonia | 32,209 | r | 36,163 | r | 26,506 | r | 24,854 | r | 26,156 | ||
| Malaysia | 455,497 | 379,628 | 482,906 | 348,112 | r | 350,000 | e | ||||
| Mexico | 398,849 | 382,497 | 380,441 | 164,484 | r | 150,726 | |||||
| Moroccoe | -- | 43,889 | 4 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | |||||
| Nigeriae | 1,616 | 4 | -- | r | 9,080 | r | 11,000 | r | 12,000 | ||
| Norway | 56,000 | 25,000 | -- | -- | 154,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan6 | 54,198 | r | 23,254 | r | 53,235 | 38,218 | 81,858 | ||||
| Peru | 3,589 | 11,645 | 26,359 | 22,695 | 18,019 | ||||||
| Philippines | 15,882 | 22,050 | 24,969 | 30,388 | 34,232 | ||||||
| Poland, run of mine7 | 513,700 | 550,000 | 376,500 | 374,000 | 400,000 | e | |||||
| Portugal | 121,827 | 114,600 | 109,273 | 70,057 | 70,865 | ||||||
| Romaniae | 5,500 | 2,500 | 6,500 | 6,800 | 6,000 | ||||||
| Russiae | 405,000 | r | 400,000 | r | 400,000 | r | 390,000 | r | 400,000 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | 42,300 | e | 44,000 | r | 227,000 | r | 160,000 | r | 168,000 | ||
| Slovakiae | 10,000 | -- | -- | 5,000 | r | 6,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 94,307 | 101,559 | 94,458 | 191,443 | 102,541 | ||||||
| Spain, includes pegmatite | 691,894 | 662,418 | 530,238 | r | 602,908 | 603,000 | |||||
| Sri Lankae | 75,405 | 4 | 53,337 | 4 | 55,000 | 57,000 | 60,000 | ||||
| Sudan | 923 | 9,519 | 26,283 | 31,700 | 50,680 | ||||||
| Sweden, salable, crude and grounde | 44,000 | 30,000 | 27,000 | 30,000 | 27,000 | ||||||
| Thailand | 641,900 | 1,041,152 | 1,100,723 | r | 1,072,656 | r | 1,413,428 | ||||
| Turkey | 6,281,597 | 4,355,003 | 4,524,943 | 4,545,197 | 5,120,000 | e | |||||
| Ukraine | 146,000 | 179,000 | 146,000 | 134,000 | 95,000 | ||||||
| United Kingdom, china stonee | 500 | 500 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| United Statese, 8, 9 | 500,000 | 580,000 | 560,000 | 550,000 | 530,000 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 925,000 | 1,715,000 | 584,000 | 580,000 | r | 500,000 | p | ||||
| Total | 21,900,000 | r | 21,200,000 | r | 20,700,000 | r | 21,900,000 | r | 22,900,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 22, 2016. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Bulgaria, Burma, Colombia, France, Namibia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen may produce feldspar,- | |||||||||||
| but ouput is not officially reported and available information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 7-Continued | |||||||||||
| FELDSPAR: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| 5Data are for fiscal year ending March 31 of the following year. | |||||||||||
| 6Data are for fiscal year ending June 30 of the following year. | |||||||||||
| 7The dedicated feldspar run of mine production accounts for only part of total feldspar production. | |||||||||||
| 8Rounded to two significant digits to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
| 9Includes hand-cobbed feldspar, flotation-concentrate feldspar, feldspar in feldspar-quartz mixtures, and aplite. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
