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| TABLE 13 | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | ||||||
| Algeria, secondarye | 5,000 | 5,000 | 11,000 | 9,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 13,482 | 12,558 | 14,245 | 11,859 | r | 14,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 59,000 | 70,000 | e | 63,000 | 72,700 | r | 67,000 | ||||
| Total | 72,482 | 82,600 | r, e | 77,245 | 84,559 | r | 81,000 | ||||
| Australia: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 221,000 | 204,000 | 178,000 | 187,000 | 160,000 | 4 | |||||
| Secondarye | 27,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 24,000 | ||||||
| Total | 248,000 | 229,000 | 204,000 | 213,000 | 184,000 | ||||||
| Austria, secondary | 26,902 | 22,197 | 25,499 | 26,208 | r | 25,000 | |||||
| Belgium, secondarye | 109,000 | 4 | 109,000 | 4 | 121,000 | 121,000 | 121,000 | ||||
| Bolivia | 473 | 418 | 310 | 269 | 300 | ||||||
| Brazil, secondary | 95,704 | 104,160 | 114,887 | 138,537 | r | 139,500 | p, 4 | ||||
| Bulgaria:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 77,000 | r | 72,000 | r | 65,000 | r | 55,300 | r | 50,000 | ||
| Secondary | 14,000 | 11,000 | r | 17,000 | r | 17,000 | r | 16,000 | |||
| Total | 91,000 | r | 83,000 | 82,000 | r | 72,300 | r | 66,000 | |||
| Burma, primary | 202 | 200 | e | -- | -- | -- | |||||
| Canada: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 105,526 | 101,484 | 105,836 | 112,531 | 133,495 | p, 4 | |||||
| Secondary | 153,568 | r | 157,370 | 167,101 | r | 169,737 | r | 144,570 | p, 4 | ||
| Total | 259,094 | r | 258,854 | 272,937 | r | 282,268 | r | 278,065 | p, 4 | ||
| China:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 2,350,000 | 2,480,000 | 2,840,000 | 3,200,000 | r | 3,300,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 850,000 | 1,230,000 | 1,360,000 | 1,400,000 | r | 1,400,000 | |||||
| Total | 3,200,000 | 3,710,000 | 4,200,000 | 4,600,000 | r | 4,700,000 | |||||
| Czech Republic, secondarye | 36,000 | 29,000 | 30,000 | 32,000 | r | 30,000 | |||||
| Estonia, secondarye | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | ||||||
| France, secondarye | 88,000 | 4 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | 88,000 | |||||
| Germany:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 113,200 | 4 | 104,900 | 4 | 125,000 | 136,000 | r | 140,000 | |||
| Secondary | 301,900 | 4 | 285,700 | 4 | 279,000 | r | 293,000 | r | 290,000 | ||
| Total | 415,100 | 4 | 390,600 | 4 | 404,000 | r | 429,000 | r | 430,000 | ||
| Greece, secondarye | 5,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 4,000 | 3,500 | ||||||
| India: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 62,000 | 61,700 | r | 75,000 | 120,000 | 122,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 232,000 | 275,000 | 305,000 | 306,000 | 310,000 | ||||||
| Total | 294,000 | 336,700 | r | 380,000 | 426,000 | 432,000 | |||||
| Indonesia, secondarye | 18,500 | 18,000 | 18,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| Iran:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | 55,000 | ||||||
| Total | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 75,000 | ||||||
| Ireland, secondarye | 22,500 | 19,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Israel, secondary | 27,000 | 26,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | e | 27,000 | |||||
| Italy:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 47,800 | 4 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 15,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 164,000 | 4 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | 134,000 | |||||
| Total | 211,800 | 4 | 149,000 | 149,000 | 149,000 | 149,000 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 13-Continued | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | ||||||
| Japan: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 107,005 | 96,794 | r | 101,610 | 100,078 | 102,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 172,454 | 150,871 | 165,613 | 148,524 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Total | 279,459 | 247,665 | r | 267,223 | 248,602 | 252,000 | |||||
| Kazakhstan, primary and secondary | 105,766 | 80,994 | 103,110 | 111,249 | 87,854 | 4 | |||||
| Kenya, secondarye | 1,000 | 500 | 250 | 250 | 250 | ||||||
| Korea, North, primary and secondarye | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 244,137 | 216,918 | 197,900 | 256,851 | r | 250,000 | |||||
| Secondary | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | ||
| Total | 244,137 | r | 216,918 | r | 197,900 | r | 256,851 | r | 250,000 | ||
| Malaysia, secondarye, 5 | 73,000 | 70,000 | 71,000 | 70,000 | 70,000 | ||||||
| Mexico: | |||||||||||
| Primary6 | 89,838 | 100,361 | 110,980 | 101,729 | r | 102,000 | |||||
| Secondarye | 154,000 | r | 154,000 | r | 175,000 | r | 216,000 | r | 303,000 | ||
| Totale | 244,000 | r | 254,000 | r | 286,000 | r | 318,000 | r | 405,000 | ||
| Morocco:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 3,000 | 3,000 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Total | 48,000 | 48,000 | 47,500 | 47,500 | 47,500 | ||||||
| Netherlands, secondarye | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | 17,000 | ||||||
| New Zealand, secondarye | 9,000 | 13,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Nigeria, secondary | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | ||
| Pakistan, secondarye | 3,000 | 85 | r, 4 | 2,889 | r, 4 | 2,900 | 2,900 | ||||
| Peru, primary7 | 114,259 | 26,599 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Philippines, secondarye | 34,000 | 32,000 | r | 30,000 | r | 34,000 | r | 34,000 | |||
| Poland:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 38,000 | 30,000 | 29,000 | r | 30,000 | r | 30,000 | ||||
| Secondary | 70,200 | 70,400 | 70,400 | r | 70,000 | r | 70,000 | ||||
| Total | 108,000 | r | 100,000 | r | 99,400 | r | 100,000 | r | 100,000 | ||
| Portugal, secondarye | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Romania:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 34,000 | 9,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Total | 39,000 | 14,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | ||||||
| Russia, primary and secondarye | 80,000 | 73,000 | 89,000 | 86,700 | r, 4 | 87,000 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia, secondary | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | ||
| Serbia, primary and secondarye | 929 | 4 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | |||||
| Slovenia, secondarye | 15,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 12,000 | ||||||
| South Africa, secondary | 62,000 | 58,000 | 51,000 | r | 56,000 | r | 56,000 | ||||
| Spain, secondarye | 125,000 | 4 | 125,000 | 4 | 165,000 | 172,000 | 125,000 | ||||
| Sweden:e | |||||||||||
| Primary | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 40,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Total | 66,000 | 66,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | 61,000 | ||||||
| Switzerland, secondarye | 8,000 | 8,000 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Taiwan, secondarye | 55,000 | 40,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | ||||||
| Thailand, secondary | 73,303 | 55,504 | 55,000 | 55,000 | r, e | 55,000 | |||||
| Turkey, secondary | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | ||
| Ukraine, secondarye | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates, secondarye | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 13-Continued | |||||||||||
| LEAD: WORLD REFINERY PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012e | ||||||
| United Kingdom: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 139,000 | 135,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | e | 150,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | e | 144,000 | |||||
| Total | 283,000 | 279,000 | 294,000 | 294,000 | e | 294,000 | |||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 135,000 | 103,000 | 115,000 | 118,000 | 111,000 | ||||||
| Secondary | 1,140,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,130,000 | 1,110,000 | ||||||
| Total | 1,280,000 | 1,210,000 | 1,280,000 | 1,250,000 | 1,220,000 | ||||||
| Venezuela, secondarye | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Zambia, secondary | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | r | NA | ||
| Grand total: | 8,730,000 | r | 8,860,000 | r | 9,530,000 | r | 10,100,000 | r | 10,200,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Primary | 3,980,000 | 3,860,000 | 4,220,000 | r | 4,690,000 | 4,780,000 | |||||
| Secondary | 4,550,000 | r | 4,830,000 | r | 5,110,000 | r | 5,230,000 | r | 5,210,000 | ||
| Undifferentiated | 196,000 | 164,000 | 202,000 | 208,000 | r | 185,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. NA Not available.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 30, 2013. Data included represent the total output of refined lead by each country, whether derived- | |||||||||||
| from ores and concentrates (primary) or scrap (secondary), and include the lead content of antimonial lead but exclude, to the extent possible,- | |||||||||||
| simple remelting of scrap. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Colombia, Egypt, El Salvador, Iraq, and Trinidad and Tobago produced secondary lead, but output is not- | |||||||||||
| officially reported; available general information is inadequate for the formation of reliable estimates of output levels. | |||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 5Metal Reclamation Industriesʼ secondary lead smelter is receiving some primary mine concentrates from the Magellan Mine (Australia). The | |||||||||||
| -ore minerals are lead oxides and can be smelted at a secondary smelter. | |||||||||||
| 6Includes lead content in antimonial lead. | |||||||||||
| 7In 2012, about 312 metric tons of leaching lead were produced. La Oroya smelter and refinery will be re-opened in 2013. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
