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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||||
| ZINC: WORLD MINE PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, zinc content of concentrate and direct shipping ore, unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | ||||||
| Argentina | 30,349 | 31,869 | 32,566 | 33,975 | r | 42,000 | e | ||||
| Armenia | 7,467 | r | 6,989 | r | 14,361 | r | 15,588 | r | 10,075 | ||
| Australia | 1,519,000 | 1,290,000 | 1,479,000 | 1,515,000 | 1,514,000 | ||||||
| Bolivia | 383,619 | 430,879 | 411,409 | 427,129 | 405,000 | e | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovinae | 4,700 | 3,400 | 5,500 | 6,900 | r | 7,000 | |||||
| Brazil | 173,933 | 172,688 | 211,203 | 197,840 | r | 198,000 | e | ||||
| Bulgaria | 10,600 | 9,339 | r | 9,904 | r | 10,977 | r | 12,116 | |||
| Burma | 7,000 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | e | 7,000 | e | ||||
| Canada | 750,502 | 699,145 | r | 649,065 | r | 622,600 | r | 641,260 | p | ||
| Chile | 40,519 | 27,801 | 27,662 | 36,602 | 26,762 | ||||||
| Chinae | 3,340,000 | 3,330,000 | 3,700,000 | 4,050,000 | r | 4,900,000 | |||||
| Congo (Kinshasa) | 15,465 | r | 19,636 | r | 9,223 | 14,758 | r | 10,572 | |||
| Finland | 27,800 | 30,233 | 55,562 | 64,115 | 51,467 | ||||||
| Georgia | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Greece | 22,694 | 18,126 | 19,976 | 20,000 | e | 20,000 | e | ||||
| Guatemala | 14,000 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Honduras | 28,462 | 36,370 | 33,839 | 26,000 | 26,000 | ||||||
| India | 613,600 | 695,000 | 740,000 | r | 796,000 | r | 758,000 | ||||
| Irane | 69,267 | 3 | 72,048 | 3 | 80,000 | 80,000 | r | 80,000 | |||
| Ireland | 398,158 | 385,670 | 342,434 | 344,000 | r | 337,500 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 386,000 | r | 387,400 | r | 398,400 | r | 405,300 | r | 370,500 | ||
| Korea, Northe | 70,000 | r | 70,000 | r | 70,000 | r | 70,000 | r | 70,000 | ||
| Korea, Republic of | 1,836 | 2,221 | 355 | 743 | r | 750 | e | ||||
| Kosovo4 | -- | r | 5,332 | r | 8,678 | r | 6,597 | r | 6,607 | ||
| Laos | 2,200 | 3,400 | 5,000 | r | 4,320 | r | 4,500 | ||||
| Macedonia | 29,000 | 29,000 | r | 29,000 | r | 28,000 | r | 28,000 | |||
| Mexico | 453,588 | r | 489,766 | r | 570,004 | r | 631,859 | 660,349 | |||
| Mongolia | 71,800 | 78,800 | 56,300 | 52,300 | 59,600 | e | |||||
| Morocco | 96,900 | 48,600 | 61,900 | 60,000 | 58,000 | ||||||
| Namibia | 192,514 | r | 197,400 | r | 204,229 | r | 192,173 | r | 194,380 | ||
| Nigeria | 1,000 | 2,000 | 8,000 | 3,000 | 15,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan | -- | 1,000 | r | 10,000 | r | 15,000 | r | 12,000 | |||
| Peru | 1,602,597 | 1,512,931 | 1,470,450 | 1,256,383 | r | 1,280,975 | |||||
| Philippines | 1,619 | 10,035 | 9,268 | 18,170 | r | 19,559 | |||||
| Poland | 132,400 | 115,500 | 92,000 | r | 60,000 | r, e | 60,000 | e | |||
| Portugal | 39,254 | 501 | 6,421 | 4,227 | 30,006 | ||||||
| Russiae | 204,000 | 225,000 | 269,000 | 275,000 | r | 288,000 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 3,663 | 4,952 | 4,897 | 5,000 | r, e | 15,000 | e | ||||
| Serbiae | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | r | 1,000 | |||||
| South Africa | 29,002 | 28,159 | 36,142 | r | 36,629 | r | 37,000 | e | |||
| Spain | -- | 1,200 | 17,318 | 33,200 | 33,200 | e | |||||
| Sweden | 188,048 | 192,538 | 198,686 | 194,429 | 188,000 | ||||||
| Tajikistan | -- | -- | -- | 8,000 | e | 18,000 | e | ||||
| Thailand | 17,811 | 34,000 | 25,529 | 18,252 | r | 31,000 | |||||
| Turkey | 127,000 | r | 136,000 | r | 196,000 | r | 160,000 | r | 206,000 | e | |
| United States5 | 778,000 | 736,000 | 748,000 | 769,000 | 738,000 | ||||||
| Uzbekistan | -- | -- | -- | 15,000 | e | 25,000 | e | ||||
| Vietname | 42,000 | 38,000 | 36,000 | 38,000 | r | 38,000 | |||||
| Total- | 11,900,000 | r | 11,600,000 | r | 12,400,000 | r | 12,600,000 | r | 13,500,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World total, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through January 17, 2014. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4On February 17, 2008, the Kosovo Assembly declared independence from Serbia.- | |||||||||||
| 5Reported zinc content in both lead and zinc concentates. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
