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Gypsum

Gypsum form through the evaporation and concentration of marines brines in environments ranging from basin bottoms to salt dome tops. Gypsum contains 27% water, while anhydrite is the anhydrous form. Both gypsum and anhydrite occur in granular, compact or fibrous crystalline masses in sedimentary beds.
Gypsum is an industrially important mineral which has the unique property that it can be ground into a powder, heated and then restored to a solid with only the addition of water. Generally, industrialised nations primarily use it for wallboard and sheetrock and developing nations use this mineral for the production of, or as a cement. Gypsum is also used in the construction of a variety of structures such as bridges and roads, and as fertilizer.

Link: EUROGYPSUM-The Association of European Gypsum Industries





Production of Gypsum and Anhydrite
tonnes

 
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Europe
Armenia
?
0
0
0
0
Albania
22.000
23.000
24.000
0
0
Austria
1.038.127
1.017.194
1.071.452
1.063.844
1.087.259
Bosnia & Herzegovina
75.000
80.000
124.246
129.333
98.945
Bulgaria
152.000
150.000
215.800
234.300
21.200
Croatia
77.987
207.918
297.894
382.323
288.393
Cyprus
255.000
210.000
264.000
330.000
282.848
Czech Republic
71.000
25.000
16.000
66.000
35.000
France
3.500.000
3.500.000
4.800.000
4.800.000
2.339.380
Georgia
0
0
0
0
0
Germany
1.579.000
1.644.000
1.771.000
1.898.000
2.112.000
Greece
856.606
735.000
886.284
836.967
998.924
Hungary
55.000
35.000
30.000
26.000
15.940
Ireland
650.000
700.000
700.000
700.000
600.000
Italy
1.616.000
2.356.000
2.860.000
2.900.000
2.900.000
Latvia
266.240
270.000
230.000
230.000
230.000
Macedonia
0
0
0
0
0
Moldavia
491.000
562.700
725.900
846.400
817.889
Poland
1.100.000
1.300.000
1.250.000
1.536.000
1.499.900
Portugal
500.000
500.000
400.000
366.600
360.000
Romania
0
0
0
0
0
Russia (Europe)
2.076.800
2.200.000
2.200.000
2.400.000
2.400.00
Serbia & Montenegro
42.471
42.000
42.000
42.000
42.00
Slovakia
127.100
107.500
120.000
139.300
145.900
Spain
12.533.972
12.600.000
14.596.559
14.000.000
15.000.000
Switzerland
300.000
300.000
300.000
300.000
300.000
Turkey
250.099
250.000
250.000
250.000
250.000
Turkmenistan
1.600
1.580
3.000
3.000
3.000
Ukraine
337.000
381.000
376.000
742.000
1.158.410
United Kingdom
1.686.000
1.700.000
1.700.000
1.700.000
1.700.000
Yugoslavia
0
0
0
0
0
total
29.660.002
30.897.892
35.254.135
35.922.067
34.686.988
         
Africa        
Algeria
467.352
857.502
1.030.000
1.198.303
1.671.651
Angola
17.000
15.000
14.000
15.000
15.000
Eritrea
1.054
207
386
548
550
Ethiopia
12.000
34.728
38.201
58.201
60.300
Kenya
8.900
9.100
9.100
9.100
9.100
Mauritania
38.940
43.266
45.222
49.229
44.428
Niger
34.944
17.417
13.043
4.615
8.661
Somalia
1.000
1.500
1.600
1.500
1.500
South Africa
452.271
547.581
554.000
643.630
571.343
Tunisia
130.000
140.000
200.000
180.000
370.000
Uganda
143
285
121
120
125
total
1.163.604
1.666.586
1.905.673
2.160.246
2.752.658
 
Asia  
Abu Dhabi (UAE)
16.300
16.000
15.800
0
0
Afghanistan
320.000
340.000
350.000
350.000
300.000
Azerbajian
3.739
28.242
35.034
22.037
38.375
Bhutan
131.236
150.585
204.198
189.198
248.445
China
29.520.000
32.000.000
35.000.000
35.000.000
35.000.000
Egypt
7.634.000
3.290.000
3.300.000
3.300.000
2.400.000
India
3.689.927
3.291.478
2.888.502
2.638.000
2.800.000
Indonesia
6.000
9.124
6.000
6.000
6.000
Iran
13.800.000
12.400.000
15.403.754
16.000.000
17.691.242
Iraq
530.000
550.000
450.000
0
0
Israel
75.930
106.798
110.000
82.974
83.000
Jordan
135.331
344.911
333.710
287.789
231.771
Laos
201.094
774.800
775.000
775.000
775.000
Lebanon
30.000
30.000
30.000
30.000
30.000
Libya
175.000
175.000
175.000
175.000
175.000
Mongolia
25.000
25.000
26.000
26.000
26.000
Myanmar
66.038
69.735
72.654
76.401
92.474
Oman
240.500
266.100
170.000
180.000
190.000
Pakistan
467.065
552.496
724.324
575.564
660.000
Saudi Arabia
2.553.000
2.800.000
2.900.000
2.300.000
2.300.000
Sudan
13.200
11.000
7.000
7.974
8.000
Syria
400.000
467.000
443.000
447.900
572.888
Tajikistan
48.000
47.000
35.000
30.000
25.000
Thailand
8.150.865
7.650.854
8.915.240
9.336.268
8.989.082
Vietnam
11.000
5.000
5.000
5.000
5.000
Yemen
60.000
72.000
81.000
90.000
95.000
total
68.303.225
65.473.123
72.456.970
71.931.105
72.742.277
   
America  
Argentina
974.935
1.050.193
1.202.812
1.226.530
1.257.310
Bolivia
100
26
0
0
0
Brazil
1.650.000
1.582.248
1.748.000
1.923.119
1.700.000
Canada
9.339.000
8.727.000
9.789.000
7.638.000
5.797.000
Chile
630.444
660.753
845.331
773.119
773.794
Colombia
560.000
560.000
560.000
560.000
560.000
Dominican Republic
435.723
352.242
238.429
200.000
200.000
Ecuador
232
1.310
1.478
0
0
Guatemala
106.140
349.589
226.800
495.335
127.387
Honduras
5.725
5.700
5.500
5.000
5.500
Jamaica
283.352
302.066
364.432
227.697
238.274
Mexico
4.840.099
5.087.800
5.950.000
5.963.700
6.000.000
Nicaragua
36.466
36.456
42.191
43.300
40.000
Paraguay
4.300
4.100
4.100
4.500
4.500
Peru
432.259
334.595
394.289
334.668
495.717
United States
17.200.000
21.100.000
21.100.000
17.900.000
14.411.000
Uruguay
1.150
920
0
0
0
Venezuela
4.000
6.000
7.000
7.000
7.000
total
36.503.925
40.160.998
42.479.362
37.301.968
31.617.482
   
Oceania  
Australia
3.856.900
3.500.000
4.000.000
4.200.000
3.392.900
total
3.856.900
3.500.000
4.000.000
4.200.000
3.392.900
         
World total
177.155.185
207.171.722
228.553.110
151.515.386
145.192.305




FGD Gypsum Production in Europe for 2002
1000 tonnes

Austria
80
Belgium
60
Bulgaria
240
Croatia
20
Czech Republic
1,18
Denmark
280
Finland
50
France
50
Germany
7,18
Hungary
350
Italy
690
Netherlands
300
Poland
1,05
Spain
800
Turkey
180
United Kingdom
1,05
Europe total
13,56


Source: Eurogypsum - www.eurogypsum.org


World Mine Production nd Reserves for 2003
tonnes

 
Mine Production of Natural Gypsum 2003
Reserves 2003*
USA
16.000.000
700.000.000
Australia
4.000.000
Austria
1.000.000
Brazil
1.650.000
1.300.000.000
Canada
9.000.000
450.000.000
China
6.900.000
Egypt
2.000.000
France
3.500.000
India
2.300.000
Italy
1.200.000
Japan
5.700.000
Mexico
6.800.000
Poland
1.100.000
Spain
7.500.000
Thailand
6.500.000
United Kingdom
1.500.000
Uruguay
1.100.000
Other Countries
12.500.000
 
World total
102.000.000
Large

Note:
* Reserves are large in major countries, but data are not available


Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Mineral Commodities Summaries, January 2004 -
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/