TABLE 3 | ||||||||||
INDIUM: ESTIMATED WORLD PRIMARY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
(Kilograms) | ||||||||||
Country3 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||
Belgium | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 28,000 | 20,000 | |||||
Canada | 77,000 | 65,000 | 70,000 | 67,000 | 70,000 | |||||
China4 | 380,000 | 405,000 | 415,000 | 460,000 | 350,000 | |||||
France | -- | 13,000 | 33,000 | 43,000 | 41,000 | |||||
Japan | 70,000 | 71,000 | 72,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | |||||
Korea, Republic of | 155,000 | 180,000 | 175,000 | 195,000 | 195,000 | |||||
Peru | 2,499 | 5 | 11,080 | 5 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 9,000 | |||
Russia | 6,000 | 9,000 | 9,500 | 4,000 | 4,000 | |||||
--- Total | 720,000 | 784,000 | 819,000 | 881,000 | 759,000 | |||||
-- Zero. | ||||||||||
1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
2Includes data available through July 21, 2016. | ||||||||||
3In addition to the countries listed, Kazakhstan and Ukraine may have produced primary indium, but available- | ||||||||||
information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output.- | ||||||||||
4May include secondary production. | ||||||||||
5Reported figure. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices