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TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
-CELESTITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||
(Metric tons) | ||||||||||
Country3 | 2010 | - | 2011 | - | 2012 | - | 2013 | - | 2014e | |
Argentina | 8,512 | 1,056 | 22,750 | 10,000 | e | 10,000 | ||||
Chinae | 200,000 | 200,000 | 190,000 | 180,000 | 170,000 | |||||
Irane | -- | 40,000 | 20,000 | -- | -- | |||||
Mexico | 31,429 | 40,669 | 46,192 | 67,778 | r | 70,000 | ||||
Moroccoe | 2,500 | 2,500 | - | 2,500 | - | 2,500 | - | 2,500 | ||
Spain | 83,035 | r | 97,102 | r | 96,888 | r- | 90,972 | r- | 90,000 | |
World total | 325,000 | r | 381,000 | r | 378,000 | r- | 351,000 | r- | 343,000 | |
eEstimated. 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 June 28, 2016. | ||||||||||
3In addition to the countries listed, Tajikistan was thought to produce celestite, but information was not available to make- | ||||||||||
reliable estimates of output levels.- |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices