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Germany
Production of Mineral Commodities
| Commoditiy |
Units |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| Primary
Aggregates
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| Sand and Gravel |
Tonnes |
343.200.000 |
324.200.000 |
303.500.000 |
| Crushed
Rock |
Tonnes |
144.805.000 |
136.788.000 |
130.693.000 |
| Alumina |
Tonnes
content
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717.021 |
715.164 |
716.660 |
| Primary
Aluminium |
Tonnes |
643.545 |
651.592 |
652.845 |
| White Arsenic |
Tonnes |
200 |
100 |
100 |
| Barytes |
Tonnes |
111.790 |
108.111 |
100.993 |
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| Bentonite
and Fuller´s Earth
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| Bentonite |
Tonnes |
464.616 |
447.913 |
495.310 |
| Bromite |
Kilograms |
500.000 |
500.000 |
500.000 |
| Cadmium |
Tonnes |
458 |
539 |
422 |
| Cement, Clinkers |
Tonnes |
27.679.000 |
24.523.000 |
20.120.000 |
| Cement,
Finished (a)(b) |
Tonnes |
35.678.000 |
31.939.000 |
27.022.000 |
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| Coal
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| Anthracite
and Bituminous |
Tonnes |
34.251.019 |
27.361.079 |
26.637.799 |
| Brown Coal |
Tonnes |
167.723.889 |
175.364.780 |
181.778.432 |
| Copper,
Smelter |
Tonnes |
211.200 |
317.700 |
293.900 |
| Copper, Refined |
Tonnes |
709.472 |
693.773 |
695.791 |
| Feldspar |
Tonnes |
322.116 |
302.650 |
243.368 |
| Fluorspar |
Tonnes |
31.124 |
30.381 |
34.429 |
| Graphite |
Tonnes |
3.414 |
3.190 |
3.312 |
| Gypsum (c) |
Tonnes |
2.344.000 |
1.966.000 |
1.825.000 |
| Iron Ore |
Tonnes |
461.525 |
407.002 |
419.371 |
| Pig Iron (d)(e) |
Tonnes |
30.845.000 |
29.184.000 |
29.446.000 |
| Crude Steel |
Tonnes |
46.376.000 |
44.803.000 |
45.004.000 |
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| Ferro-Alloys |
| Ferro-Chrome |
Tonnes |
21.600 |
19.308 |
20.018 |
| Other Ferro-Alloys |
Tonnes |
30.000 |
30.000 |
30.000 |
| Silicon Metal |
Tonnes |
26.417 |
27.739 |
25.257 |
| Kaolin(f) |
Tonnes |
714.936 |
696.832 |
740.821 |
| Lead, Refined |
Tonnes |
387.167 |
373.622 |
379.905 |
| Crude Petroleum |
Tonnes |
3.119.592 |
3.444.298 |
3.768.054 |
| Nautral Gas |
Million
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21.720 |
21.698 |
21.556 |
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| Potash
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| Potassic Salts |
Tonnes
content |
3.407.467 |
3.548.665 |
3.471.763 |
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| Salt
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| Rock Salt |
Tonnes |
5.360.000 |
5.326.000 |
6.134.000 |
| Brine Salt |
Tonnes |
1.206.000 |
1.211.000 |
1.248.000 |
| Salt in Brine |
Tonnes |
6.023.000 |
6.196.000 |
6.956.000 |
| Selenium metal |
Tonnes |
100 |
100 |
100 |
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| Sulphur
and Pyrites
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| Recovered (g) |
Tonnes
(sulphur
content) |
80.128 |
80.000 |
46.000 |
| Recovered (h) |
Tonnes
(sulphur
content) |
1.611.792 |
1.640.000 |
1.657.200 |
| Recovered (i) |
Tonnes
(sulphur
content) |
42.518 |
40.000 |
41.900 |
| Talc |
Tonnes |
15.000 |
– |
– |
| Zinc, Slab |
Tonnes |
319.157 |
313.230 |
344.348 |
Notes:
Germany is believed to produce strontium minerals and tellerium
metal.
Significant quantities of germanium are believed to be recovered
from imported or domestic material.
(a) Including clinker exports
(b) Domestic Sales
(c) Including anhydrite
(d) Including manganiferous iron ore
(e) Used as aggregate in the construction industry
(f) Washed and dried
(g) From metal sulphide processing
(h) From petroleum refining and/or natural gas
(i) Other
Source: British Geological Survey, European Mineral Statistics
1998-2002, p. 35
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