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Production of Mineral Commodities


Commodity
Units
2000
2001
2002
Bauxite
Tonnes
1.965.561
2.047.255
2.372.000
Alumina
Tonnes

content
668.300
678.934
720.000
Primary Aluminium
Tons
162.600
162.000
163.900
Asbestos
Tonnes (metal content)
10.000
1.000
0
Barytes
Tonnes
800
800
800
Bentonite and Fuller´s Earth
Bentonite
Tonnes
1.148.694
1.258.872
Cement, Finished
Tonnes
15.597.959
15.562.654
Coal
Lignite
Tonnes
64.026.457
66.730.897
70.340.000
Feldspar
Tonnes
64.700
126.400
125.000
Gypsum
Tonnes
801.025
808.890
800.000
Crude Steel
Tonnes
1.088.000
1.281.000
1.835.000
Ferro-Alloys
Ferro-Nickel
Tonnes
81.662
88.755
95.000
Kaolin
Tonnes
54.226
60.075
Lead, Mine
Tonnes (metal content)
15.554
26.588
29.300
Lead, Refined
Tonnes
6.000
6.000
6.000
Magnesite
Tonnes
442785
483.296
500.000
Nickel, Mine
Tonnes
23.365
20.742
22.700
Nickel, Smelter/Refinery
Tonnes
17.126
17.675
19.200
Perlite
Tonnes
817.825
840.660
840.000
Crude Petroleum
Tonnes
256.000
188.109
190.000
Natural Gas
Million
36
32
35
Salt
Tonnes
244.709
208.776
126.118
Silver, Mine
Kilograms (metal content)
30.644
62.400
74.800
Sulphur and Pyrites
Recovered (a)
Tonnes (sulphur content)
150.000
153.000
157.000
Talc
Tonnes
Zinc, Mine
Tonnes (metal content)
16.834
31.737
35.000

Notes:
(a) From petroleum refining and/or natural gas
(b) Other


Source: British Geological Survey, European Mineral Statistics 1998-2002, p. 98