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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||
| MAGNESITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014e | 2015e | ||||||
| Australiae | 640,000 | 587,000 | 450,000 | 500,000 | 420,000 | ||||||
| Austria | 867,912 | 778,810 | 714,422 | 750,000 | 760,000 | ||||||
| Brazil | 476,805 | 479,304 | r | 557,431 | r | 600,000 | 550,000 | ||||
| Canadae, 4 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | 150,000 | ||||||
| Chinae | 19,000,000 | 16,000,000 | 17,000,000 | r- | 20,500,000 | 19,000,000 | |||||
| Greece | 541,813 | 281,000 | 337,600 | 360,000 | 398,854 | 3 | |||||
| Guatemala | 311 | 27,132 | 17,196 | 20,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Indiae | 236,000 | 224,000 | 213,000 | 225,000 | 230,000 | ||||||
| Iran5 | 172,697 | 3 | 170,000 | r- | 170,000 | r | 170,000 | r | 170,000 | ||
| Korea, Northe | 254,000 | 178,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | 250,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 45,598 | 44,700 | 45,281 | 46,942 | 3 | 43,944 | 3 | ||||
| Pakistan4 | 4,908 | 5,444 | r | 6,705 | r | 5,000 | 5,000 | ||||
| Poland5 | 129,166 | 3 | 129,641 | 3 | 165,000 | r | 165,000 | r | 150,000 | ||
| Russiae | 1,200,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,370,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,300,000 | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia5 | 41,000 | r, 3 | 39,000 | 3 | 62,000 | 75,000 | r | 77,000 | 3 | ||
| Serbia | 24,000 | 24,000 | e | 24,000 | e | 24,000 | 20,000 | ||||
| Slovakiae | 751,700 | r, 3 | 618,400 | r, 3 | 620,000 | r | 700,000 | 650,000 | |||
| South Africae | 31,900 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 30,000 | 30,000 | ||||||
| Spain5 | 500,000 | 649,937 | 3 | 643,827 | 3 | 650,000 | 640,000 | ||||
| Turkey | 2,588,276 | 2,475,828 | r | 2,597,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,800,000 | |||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Total | 27,700,000 | r- | 24,200,000 | 25,400,000 | r | 29,400,000 | r | 27,700,000 | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in -Total.- | |||||||||||
| 1World totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Figures represent crude salable magnesite. In addition to the countries listed, Bulgaria produced magnesite, but output is not reported- | |||||||||||
| quantitatively and available information is inadequate for formation of reliable estimates of output levels. Includes data available | |||||||||||
| through July 11, 2016. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Magnesite, dolomite, and brucite. | |||||||||||
| 5Magnesite‐consumption estimate based on reported production of caustic‐calcined or dead‐burned magnesite,- | |||||||||||
| unless denoted as reported. Consumption may have been from stockpiled magnesite. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
