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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||||
| TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009e | ||||||
| Argentina: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 8,470 | 9,340 | 9,340 | 9,230 | r | 9,000 | |||||
| Steatitee | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Talc | 12,603 | 13,773 | 14,956 | 12,988 | r | 13,000 | |||||
| Australia:e, 4 | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||
| Talc | 154,000 | 130,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | 120,000 | ||||||
| Austria, soapstone and talc, crude | 166,569 | 159,447 | 153,409 | 154,577 | r | 150,000 | |||||
| Bhutan, talc | 42,791 | 45,000 | e | 62,015 | r | 56,077 | r | 60,000 | |||
| Brazil, talc and pyrophyllite | 413,340 | 389,471 | 401,204 | 401,210 | r | 401,300 | p, 5 | ||||
| Canada, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talc | 70,000 | 72,000 | 79,000 | 70,000 | e | 44,000 | 5 | ||||
| Chile, talc | 4,201 | 1,961 | 2,104 | 2,108 | r | 2,000 | |||||
| China, unspecifiede | 2,300,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,300,000 | ||||||
| Colombia, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| Egypt, pyrophyllite, soapstone, steatite, talc | 38,780 | 40,000 | e | 41,000 | r | 44,000 | r | 45,000 | |||
| Finland, talce | 542,000 | 5 | 550,000 | 550,000 | 550,000 | 500,000 | |||||
| France, talc, crudee | 416,000 | 420,000 | 420,000 | 420,000 | 420,000 | ||||||
| Guatemala, talc | 1,631 | 526 | 1,291 | 1,030 | r | 6,355 | 5 | ||||
| Hungary, talce | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| India:e | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 85,000 | 86,000 | 87,000 | 87,000 | 88,000 | ||||||
| Steatite | 545,000 | 560,000 | 555,000 | 560,000 | 550,000 | ||||||
| Iran, talce, 6 | 70,600 | 5 | 70,000 | 90,889 | r, 5 | 90,000 | r | 90,000 | |||
| Italy, steatite and talc | 112,781 | 146,942 | 140,000 | e | 140,000 | e | 140,000 | ||||
| Japan:e | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 351,111 | 5 | 350,000 | 345,000 | 350,000 | r | 340,000 | ||||
| Talc | 25,491 | 5 | 25,500 | 26,000 | 26,000 | r | 25,000 | ||||
| Korea, North, unspecifiede | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 885,559 | 677,465 | 798,054 | 892,625 | r | 900,000 | |||||
| Talc | 83,471 | 64,118 | 9,557 | 6,438 | r | 6,500 | |||||
| Macedonia, talc | 1,955 | 1,025 | 1,775 | 977 | r | 1,000 | |||||
| Mexico, talc | 64,827 | 9,834 | 9,800 | e | 32,410 | 32,400 | |||||
| Moroccoe | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||
| Nepal, talc7 | 5,832 | 6,648 | 9,043 | 9,040 | r, e | 9,000 | |||||
| Norway, soapstone, steatite, talce | 29,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | ||||||
| Pakistan, pyrophyllite | 20,564 | 24,529 | 28,000 | 26,000 | e | 25,000 | |||||
| Paraguay, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||
| Peru: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 14,300 | 14,500 | 13,925 | 14,733 | r | 14,750 | p, 5 | ||||
| Talc | 9,500 | 9,550 | 9,171 | 17,984 | r | 13,296 | 5 | ||||
| Portugal, talc | 5,362 | 5,517 | 12,367 | 8,447 | r | 8,500 | p | ||||
| Romania, talce | 10,000 | 2,967 | 5 | 1,513 | 5 | 1,500 | 1,500 | ||||
| Russia, talce | 160,000 | 160,000 | 170,000 | 160,000 | 160,000 | ||||||
| Slovakia, talce | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | r | -- | ||
| South Africa: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 60,267 | 74,886 | 123,573 | 80,704 | 114,897 | 5 | |||||
| Talc | 8,469 | 10,966 | 14,281 | 5,145 | 4,718 | 5 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| TABLE 6-Continued | |||||||||||
| TALC AND PYROPHYLLITE: WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY AND PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009e | ||||||
| Spain, steatite and talce | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 | ||||||
| Sweden, soapstone and talc | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 14,000 | e | 14,000 | |||||
| Thailand: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 177,684 | 131,843 | 415,420 | 106,600 | r | 105,000 | |||||
| Talc | 10,270 | 4,374 | 3,508 | 3,264 | r | 3,000 | |||||
| Turkey, talc and pyrophyllite | 8,775 | 4,969 | 12,722 | 12,000 | e | 12,000 | |||||
| United Kingdom, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talc | 6,000 | 6,000 | 6,000 | e | 6,000 | e | 6,000 | ||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Talc | 856,000 | 895,000 | 769,000 | 706,000 | 511,000 | 5 | |||||
| Uruguay, pyrophyllite, soapstone, talce | 1,131 | 5 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | 1,150 | |||||
| Zimbabwe, talce | -- | 140 | 200 | 200 | 200 | ||||||
| Grand total | 7,950,000 | r | 7,770,000 | r | 7,700,000 | r | 7,580,000 | r | 7,430,000 | ||
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Pyrophyllite | 1,600,000 | 1,370,000 | 1,820,000 | 1,570,000 | r | 1,600,000 | |||||
| Steatite | 545,000 | 560,000 | 555,000 | 560,000 | 550,000 | ||||||
| Talc | 2,490,000 | 2,430,000 | 2,300,000 | r | 2,230,000 | r | 1,990,000 | ||||
| Unspecified | 3,310,000 | r | 3,410,000 | r | 3,030,000 | r | 3,220,000 | r | 3,290,000 | ||
| eEstimated. pPreliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in -Total.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1World totals, U.S. data, and estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Table includes data available through April 16, 2010. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Nigeria may produce talc, but information is inadequate to estimate output. | |||||||||||
| 4Data based on fiscal year ending June 30 of year stated. | |||||||||||
| 5Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 6Data based on fiscal year beginning March 21 of year stated. | |||||||||||
| 7Data based on fiscal year beginning mid-July of year stated. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
