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Barytes
Barite is a white, grey, yellow, blue, red, or colourless mineral
consisting of barium sulfate.
The majority of world production is consumed by the oil and
gas drilling industry as a component in drilling muds.
Barite is also important in the manufacture of paper, glass
and rubber. It is widely used in other applications: in radiology
for x-rays, in acoustical compounds, adhesives, athletic goods,
carpet backing, as primer in automotive paints for metal protection
and gloss or as protective barrier to radiation in cathode ray
tube TV faceplate glass.
Links:
-US
Geological Survey - Statistics 2001 - 2003
-The
Barytes Association
Baryte Production
Thousand Tonnes
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1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
| Europe |
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| Belgium |
14.301 |
28.000 |
30.000 |
29.000 |
28.000 |
27.000 |
| Bulgaria |
130.000 |
120.000 |
125.000 |
100.000 |
100.000 |
99.000 |
| France |
73.000 |
70.000 |
69.000 |
65.000 |
50.000 |
75.000 |
| Germany |
118.489 |
111.790 |
108.111 |
100.993 |
109.506 |
93.624 |
| Greece |
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200 |
70 |
10 |
20 |
25 |
| Italy |
24.557 |
20.000 |
18.000 |
15.000 |
15.000 |
15.500 |
| Poland |
28.000 |
29.000 |
29.500 |
30.000 |
28.000 |
27.000 |
| Portugal |
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100 |
25 |
24 |
25 |
24 |
| Romania |
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4.266 |
2.849 |
1.000 |
208 |
73 |
| Russia (Europe) |
5.500 |
5.300 |
5.200 |
5.000 |
4.800 |
6.000 |
| Slovakia |
31.600 |
30.300 |
34.000 |
25.820 |
14.000 |
5.600 |
| Spain |
61.400 |
22.000 |
44.000 |
41.000 |
50.000 |
52.000 |
| Turkey |
150.058 |
120.893 |
102.323 |
160.000 |
119.648 |
134.504 |
| United Kingdom |
59.000 |
54.000 |
66.000 |
59.000 |
57.000 |
57.000 |
| total |
695.905 |
615.849 |
634.078 |
631.847 |
576.207 |
592.350 |
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| Asia |
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| Afghanistan |
4.100 |
5.200 |
5.500 |
5.600 |
5.800 |
6.000 |
| Armenia |
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280 |
270 |
250 |
240 |
261 |
| China |
2.800.000 |
3.200.000 |
3.800.000 |
4.000.000 |
4.200.000 |
3.900.000 |
| Korea |
120.000 |
140.000 |
150.000 |
160.000 |
70.000 |
70.000 |
| India |
500.000 |
650.000 |
700.000 |
780.000 |
700.000 |
800.000 |
| Iran |
183.034 |
182.900 |
195.539 |
179.652 |
203.653 |
203.653 |
| Kazakhstan |
320.000 |
330.000 |
340.000 |
300.000 |
280.000 |
250.000 |
| Malaysia |
13.506 |
7.274 |
649 |
3.082 |
2.000 |
0 |
| Myanmar |
27.679 |
32.669 |
21.015 |
24.232 |
23.000 |
22.000 |
| Pakistan |
22.728 |
21.230 |
27.100 |
26.100 |
25.800 |
25.500 |
| Russia (Asia) |
49.500 |
47.700 |
46.800 |
45.000 |
43.200 |
54.000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
13.200 |
15.859 |
15.000 |
15.000 |
14.500 |
14.000 |
| Thailand |
68.012 |
49.220 |
2.879 |
114.754 |
115.600 |
211.278 |
| total |
4.121.759 |
4.682.332 |
5.314.752 |
5.653.670 |
5.683.793 |
5.556.692 |
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| America |
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| Argentina |
9.000 |
8.500 |
6.955 |
3.048 |
3.261 |
3.500 |
| Bolivia |
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3.050 |
3.000 |
2.900 |
1.851 |
5.774 |
| Brazil |
52.500 |
52.800 |
53.000 |
53.000 |
51.000 |
49.046 |
| Canada |
67.000 |
20.000 |
15.000 |
14.000 |
23.000 |
21.000 |
| Chile |
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1.026 |
1.200 |
1.400 |
1.500 |
1.600 |
| Colombia |
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1.700 |
1.800 |
1.700 |
1.500 |
1.400 |
| Ecuador |
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1.476 |
0 |
0 |
2.139 |
3.000 |
| Guatemala |
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131 |
100 |
80 |
70 |
68 |
| Mexico |
157.953 |
127.668 |
142.017 |
163.620 |
287.451 |
306.668 |
| Peru |
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64.000 |
65.000 |
66.000 |
68.000 |
70.000 |
| United States |
434.000 |
391.865 |
400.183 |
419.800 |
468.313 |
532.000 |
| total |
720.453 |
672.216 |
688.255 |
725.548 |
908.085 |
994.056 |
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| Africa |
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| Algeria |
50.500 |
53.000 |
54.000 |
55.000 |
45.649 |
47.945 |
| Egypt |
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0 |
101 |
200 |
300 |
350 |
| Morocco |
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320.234 |
445.788 |
469.934 |
480.000 |
340.000 |
| Nigeria |
10.000 |
9.500 |
9.400 |
9.300 |
9.000 |
8.700 |
| South Africa |
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1.628 |
1.200 |
1.100 |
1.000 |
900 |
| Tunisia |
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5.000 |
5.500 |
5.600 |
3.00 |
4.400 |
| Zimbabwe |
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3.500 |
3.800 |
4.000 |
4.200 |
4.400 |
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total |
60.500 |
392.871 |
519.789 |
545.134 |
543.149 |
404.108 |
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| Oceania |
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| Australia |
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13.400 |
13.500 |
16.000 |
16.800 |
17.000 |
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total |
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13.400 |
13.500 |
16.000 |
16.800 |
17.000 |
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| WORLD
TOTAL |
9.780.876 |
7.048.884 |
7.858.629 |
8.297.747 |
20.003.705 |
8.558.262 |
Source: Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft
und Arbeit (Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour of the
Republic of Austria), World Mining Data, April 2006
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