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| TABLE 11 | |||||||||||
| BAUXITE:- WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014e | ||||||
| Australia | 68,414 | 69,976 | 76,282 | 81,109 | 78,633 | 3 | |||||
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 844 | 708 | 800 | r | 800 | 800 | |||||
| Brazil | 32,028 | 33,625 | 34,956 | r | 32,481 | 34,800 | |||||
| Chinae | 44,000 | 45,000 | 47,000 | 46,000 | 55,000 | ||||||
| Dominican Republic | 9 | -- | 11 | 770 | 1,596 | 3 | |||||
| Fiji | -- | 50 | 300 | 460 | 376 | ||||||
| Ghana4 | 595 | 408 | 753 | 827 | 837 | ||||||
| Greece | 1,902 | 2,300 | r | 1,816 | r | 1,849 | r | 1,900 | |||
| Guinea5 | 15,900 | r | 15,696 | r | 16,041 | 16,887 | r | 17,258 | 3 | ||
| Guyana5 | 1,083 | 1,818 | 2,210 | r | 1,649 | r | 1,600 | ||||
| Hungary | 307 | 278 | 255 | r | 95 | r | 100 | ||||
| India | 14,124 | r | 12,723 | r | 13,600 | r | 15,360 | 16,500 | |||
| Indonesiae | 27,400 | 40,600 | 31,400 | 55,700 | 2,600 | ||||||
| Iran | 681 | 818 | 898 | r | 820 | 700 | |||||
| Jamaica5, 6 | 8,540 | 10,189 | 9,339 | 9,435 | 9,677 | 3 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 5,310 | 5,495 | 5,170 | 5,192 | r | 5,200 | |||||
| Malaysia | 124 | 188 | 122 | 209 | r | 3,258 | 3 | ||||
| Montenegro | 61 | 50 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Mozambique | 9 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 10 | ||||||
| Pakistan | 10 | 10 | e | 30 | r | 29 | r | 30 | |||
| Russia | 5,690 | 5,943 | 5,166 | 5,322 | 5,589 | 3 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | -- | -- | -- | -- | 879 | 3 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 1,089 | 1,300 | 776 | 616 | 1,161 | 3 | |||||
| Suriname | 3,104 | 3,236 | 3,400 | 3,000 | r | 3,000 | |||||
| Tanzaniae | 39 | r | 30 | r, 3 | 58 | r, 3 | 50 | r, 3 | 50 | ||
| Turkey | 1,311 | 1,025 | 541 | 550 | 700 | ||||||
| United States | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Venezuela | 3,126 | r | 2,455 | 2,286 | 2,160 | 1,500 | |||||
| Vietname | 80 | 100 | 100 | 482 | r, 3 | 1,090 | 3 | ||||
| --- Total | 236,000 | r- | 254,000 | r | 253,000 | r | 282,000 | r | 245,000 | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Totals and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Includes data available through August 18, 2015. | |||||||||||
| 3Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 4Estimate based on Ghanaʼs bauxite exports to the world in 2012 and on the release of the Half-Year Performance-- | |||||||||||
| of the Mining Industry report by the Chamber of Mines, which indicated an 82% increase in bauxite production. | |||||||||||
| 5Dry bauxite equivalent of crude ore. | |||||||||||
| 6Bauxite processed for conversion to alumina in Jamaica plus kiln-dried ore prepared for export. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
