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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||||||
| TIN: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | ||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, tin content) | ||||||||||||||
| Country | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Australia | 14,014 | 6,158 | 6,472 | 6,900 | r | 7,000 | ||||||||
| Bolivia | 20,373 | 19,702 | 19,282 | r | 19,802 | r | 20,000 | |||||||
| Brazil | 10,725 | 13,667 | 16,830 | 25,534 | r | 25,000 | ||||||||
| Burma3 | 11,000 | e | 10,600 | 17,000 | 30,000 | r | 34,271 | |||||||
| Burundi | 22 | 21 | 13 | 32 | NA | |||||||||
| Chinae | 120,000 | 110,000 | 97,000 | 104,000 | r | 110,156 | 4 | |||||||
| Congo (Kinshasa)e | 5,600 | 4,800 | 4,500 | 4 | 6,500 | 6,400 | ||||||||
| Indonesia- | 89,600 | r | 44,202 | r | 59,412 | r | 51,801 | r | 52,000 | e | ||||
| Laos- | 674 | 762 | 579 | 866 | 900 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 3,340 | 3,725 | 3,697 | 3,777 | 3,800 | |||||||||
| Nigeriae, 5 | 270 | 340 | 2,600 | r | 2,800 | r | 2,500 | |||||||
| Peru | 28,882 | 26,105 | 23,668 | 23,105 | 19,511 | |||||||||
| Portugal | 39 | 42 | 84 | 75 | e | 100 | ||||||||
| Russia | 75 | 100 | 249 | 500 | e | NA | ||||||||
| Rwandae | 4,400 | 2,900 | 3,100 | 4,200 | r | 2,000 | ||||||||
| Thailand | 286 | 199 | 132 | 156 | 100 | |||||||||
| Uganda, placer | -- | -- | 18 | 31 | NA | |||||||||
| Vietname | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 5,400 | |||||||||
| Total | 315,000 | r | 249,000 | r | 260,000 | r | 285,000 | r | 289,000 | |||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||
| 1Totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through May 24, 2017. | ||||||||||||||
| 3Includes content of tin-tungsten concentrate. | ||||||||||||||
| 4Reported figure. | ||||||||||||||
| 5Tin content is estimated as 62% of reported gross weight concentrate. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
