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If China has now opened up a new beryllium refinery then demand in China must be up - table below shows only a minor amount of domestic production in China (to 2005).
TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| BERYL: ESTIMATED WORLD PRODUCTION, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | |||||||||||
| Country3 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |||||||
| Brazil | -- | (4) | r | (4) | r | (4) | r | (4) | |||
| China | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 | ||||||
| Madagascar5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Mozambique | 1 | 6 | 54 | 6 | 78 | 6 | 45 | r, 6 | 146 | 6 | |
| Portugal | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | ||||||
| United States, mine shipments7 | 2,480 | 1,970 | 2,100 | 2,210 | 2,780 | ||||||
| Zambia | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||||
| Total | 2,990 | 2,540 | 2,690 | r | 2,770 | r | 3,440 | ||||
| rRevised. -- 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 June 11, 2006. | |||||||||||
| 3In addition to the countries listed, Uganda produced beryl. Kazakhstan, Nigeria, and Russia may also have produced beryl, | |||||||||||
| but information is inadequate to make reliable estimates of production. Other nations that produced gemstone beryl may also | |||||||||||
| have produced some industrial beryl. | |||||||||||
| 4Less than unit. | |||||||||||
| 5Includes ornamental and industrial products. | |||||||||||
| 6Reported figure. | |||||||||||
| 7Includes bertrandite ore, calculated as equivalent to beryl containing 11% beryllium oxide. |
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
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