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Sulphur and Pyrites
Sulphur is a bright, lemon
yellow, abundant, tasteless, odourless, multivalent, non-metallic
element. This very soft mineral occurs in many sulphide and
sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic
regions).
The largest initial end-use of sulphur is the production of
sulphuric acid, accounting for 90% of both recovered and mined
elemental sulphur. Sulphuric acid is used in many basic chemical
processes, but its major consumption (more than 60%) is for
the manufacture of phosphoric acid to produce fertilisers
Link:
The
Sulphur Institute
EU Production of Sulphur
and Pyrites
tonnes, sulphur content
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2001 |
2002 |
| Austria |
|
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| Recovered (b) |
50.135 |
54.926 |
| Belgium |
|
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| Recovered (a)(b) |
368.000 |
359.000 |
| Bulgaria |
|
|
| Recovered (a) |
203.000 |
203.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
30.000 |
30.000 |
| Czech Republic |
|
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| Recovered (b) |
40.000 |
40.000 |
| Denmark |
|
|
| Recovered (b) |
3.981 |
4.386 |
| Finland |
|
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| Pyrites |
260.000 |
235.000 |
| Recovered (a) |
227.000 |
308.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
46.000 |
55.000 |
| France |
|
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| Recovered (b) |
837.000 |
795.000 |
| Recovered (c) |
260.000 |
230.000 |
| Germany |
|
|
| Recovered (a) |
80.000 |
46.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
1.640.000 |
1.657.200 |
| Recovered (c) |
40.000 |
41.900 |
| Greece |
|
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| Recovered (b) |
153.000 |
157.000 |
| Hungary |
|
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| Recovered (b) |
43.000 |
52.000 |
| Italy |
|
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| Recovered (b) |
540.000 |
560.000 |
| Lithuania |
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| Recovered (b) |
47.000 |
49.000 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
| Recovered (a) |
126.000 |
124.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
384.000 |
373.000 |
| Norway |
|
|
| Recovered (a) |
95.000 |
95.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
18.000 |
19.000 |
| Poland |
|
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| Frasch |
942.252 |
760.320 |
| Recovered (a) |
280.000 |
280.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
27.602 |
22.777 |
| Portugal |
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| Pyrites |
– |
– |
| Recovered |
35.000 |
28.000 |
| Romania |
|
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| Pyrites |
1.835 |
0 |
| Recovered |
41.000 |
29.000 |
| Slovakia |
|
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| Recovered (a) |
5.000 |
5.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
57.000 |
61.000 |
| Spain |
|
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| Pyrites |
89.796 |
0 |
| Recovered (a) |
461.000 |
544.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
135.000 |
140.000 |
| Sweden |
|
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| Recovered (a) |
160.000 |
180.000 |
| Recovered (b) |
54.530 |
51.065 |
| Turkey |
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| Pyrites |
26.000 |
34.000 |
| Recovered (b)(c) |
126.000 |
123.000 |
| United Kingdom |
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| Recovered (a) |
62.400 |
66.400 |
| Recovered (b) |
111.000 |
125.000 |
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| EU 30 total Pyrites |
380.000 |
270.000 |
| EU 30 total Frasch |
940.000 |
760.000 |
| EU 30 total Recovered |
6.790.000 |
6.910.000 |
| EU 30 total Sulphur ore |
8.110.000 |
9.940.000 |
Notes:
(a) From metal sulphide processing
(b) From petroleum refining and/or natural gas
(c) Other
Source: British Geological Survey
- European Mineral Statistics 1998-2002, p. 260-261
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/
World Production of Sulphur
tonnes
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2003 e |
| United States |
9.550.000 |
| Australia |
970.000 |
| Canada |
9.000.000 |
| Chile |
1.300.000 |
| China |
5.800.000 |
| Finland |
700.000 |
| France |
1.000.000 |
| Germany |
1.250.000 |
| India |
950.000 |
| Iran |
1.100.000 |
| Italy |
700.000 |
| Japan |
3.200.000 |
| Kazakhstan |
2.200.000 |
| Kuwait |
600.000 |
| Mexico |
1.500.000 |
| Netherlands |
500.000 |
| Poland |
1.000.000 |
| Republic of Korea |
1.300.000 |
| Russia |
6.500.000 |
| Saudi Arabia |
2.300.000 |
| Spain |
700.000 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2.000.000 |
| Other countries |
5.000.000 |
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| World total |
59.000.000 |
Note:
e Estimated
Source: U.S. Geological Survey,
Mineral Commodities Summaries, January 2004 -
http://minerals.usgs.gov/minerals/
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