TABLE 1 |
ARGENTINA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
206,529 |
r |
262,394 |
r |
245,052 |
r |
268,805 |
r |
271,932 |
|
Secondarye |
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
Cadmium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Cd content |
|
|
140 |
|
137 |
|
160 |
|
153 |
|
126 |
|
Refined |
|
|
|
-- |
r |
-- |
|
34 |
|
-- |
|
25 |
|
Copper: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Cu content |
|
|
210,126 |
|
145,197 |
|
191,677 |
|
204,027 |
|
199,020 |
|
Refinede |
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
Gold,
mine output, Au content |
kilograms |
|
38,515 |
|
25,954 |
|
30,632 |
r |
32,506 |
r |
29,744 |
|
Iron
and steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pig iron |
|
thousand tons |
|
1,985 |
|
2,186 |
r |
1,916 |
r |
2,180 |
r |
2,402 |
|
Sponge
iron (direct reduction) |
do. |
|
989 |
|
1,420 |
|
1,276 |
r |
1,476 |
r |
1,736 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
2,974 |
|
3,606 |
r |
3,192 |
r |
3,656 |
r |
4,138 |
|
Ferroalloys,
electric furnace: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ferrosilicomanganese |
|
|
-- |
|
4,900 |
|
5,150 |
|
5,000 |
e |
5,000 |
e |
Ferrosilicon |
|
|
|
2,568 |
|
2,500 |
|
2,740 |
|
2,700 |
e |
2,700 |
e |
Total |
|
|
|
2,568 |
|
7,400 |
|
7,890 |
|
7,700 |
e |
7,700 |
e |
Steel, crude |
|
thousand tons |
|
3,799 |
r |
4,474 |
r |
4,107 |
|
4,363 |
|
5,033 |
|
Semimanufactures2 |
do. |
|
2,973 |
r |
4,174 |
|
3,859 |
r |
3,821 |
r |
4,680 |
|
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Pb content |
|
|
15,256 |
|
14,115 |
|
12,334 |
|
12,011 |
|
12,079 |
|
Smelter,
primarye |
|
|
14,200 |
|
14,200 |
|
14,200 |
|
14,200 |
|
14,200 |
|
Refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
500 |
|
8,665 |
|
9,473 |
|
10,567 |
|
11,011 |
|
Secondary |
|
|
|
25,195 |
|
27,000 |
|
25,960 |
|
33,000 |
r |
30,300 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
25,695 |
|
35,665 |
|
34,473 |
|
43,567 |
r |
41,311 |
|
Silver,
mine output, Ag content |
kilograms |
|
73,785 |
|
78,271 |
|
152,802 |
|
125,868 |
|
133,917 |
|
Uranium,
mine output, U3O8 content |
do. |
|
4,000 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Zn content |
|
|
34,192 |
|
34,858 |
|
39,703 |
|
37,325 |
|
29,839 |
|
Metal,
smelter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
40,223 |
|
36,359 |
|
39,727 |
|
38,699 |
|
39,221 |
|
Secondary |
|
|
|
3,220 |
e |
2,910 |
|
3,180 |
|
3,098 |
|
3,139 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
43,443 |
|
39,269 |
|
42,907 |
|
41,797 |
|
42,360 |
|
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asbestos |
|
|
|
259 |
|
254 |
|
203 |
r |
155 |
r |
166 |
|
Barite |
|
|
|
4,365 |
|
5,472 |
|
6,955 |
r |
3,048 |
r |
3,261 |
|
Boron
materials, crude |
|
|
245,450 |
|
512,624 |
|
633,520 |
r |
509,630 |
r |
545,304 |
|
Cement,
hydraulic |
thousand tons |
|
7,187 |
|
6,121 |
r |
5,545 |
|
3,911 |
r |
5,217 |
|
Clays: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bentonite |
|
|
|
128,809 |
|
123,092 |
|
104,335 |
|
120,006 |
r |
128,406 |
|
Common |
|
|
|
2,294,857 |
|
2,374,294 |
|
1,515,002 |
r |
1,506,146 |
r |
1,611,576 |
|
Foundry
earthe |
|
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
Fuller's
earth (decolorizing clay)e |
|
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
|
Kaolin |
|
|
|
52,665 |
|
34,023 |
|
12,367 |
r |
9,956 |
r |
10,653 |
|
Diatomite |
|
|
|
34,056 |
|
17,663 |
|
17,090 |
r |
23,314 |
r |
24,946 |
|
Feldspar |
|
|
|
62,926 |
|
59,466 |
|
48,522 |
r |
82,642 |
r |
88,427 |
|
Fluorspar |
|
|
|
12,704 |
|
11,200 |
|
9,075 |
|
5,168 |
r |
5,530 |
|
Gypsum,
crude |
|
|
647,001 |
|
582,337 |
|
371,527 |
r |
362,556 |
r |
387,936 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
TABLE 1--Continued |
ARGENTINA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lithium:
r, 3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carbonate |
|
|
|
1,592 |
|
2,161 |
|
-- |
|
906 |
|
2,850 |
|
Chloride |
|
|
|
2,794 |
|
5,182 |
|
4,512 |
|
4,729 |
|
4,700 |
|
Mica |
|
|
|
3,097 |
|
4,665 |
r |
2,120 |
r |
1,770 |
r |
1,894 |
|
Nitrogen,
N content of ammonia |
|
|
87,700 |
|
189,800 |
|
596,600 |
|
616,700 |
|
723,900 |
|
Perlite |
|
|
|
21,008 |
|
17,521 |
|
17,916 |
r |
17,152 |
r |
19,725 |
|
Phosphates,
Thomas slage,
4 |
|
|
-- |
r |
-- |
r |
-- |
r |
-- |
r |
-- |
|
Pumice |
|
|
|
17,662 |
|
15,512 |
|
2,097 |
r |
3,070 |
r |
3,531 |
|
Salt |
|
|
|
1,263,423 |
|
1,348,514 |
|
1,269,814 |
r |
1,080,396 |
r |
1,156,023 |
|
Sand
and gravel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sand: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction |
|
|
|
18,567,501 |
|
12,450,441 |
|
10,717,609 |
r |
9,796,605 |
r |
11,266,096 |
|
Silica
sand (glass sand) |
|
|
262,640 |
|
495,903 |
|
891,127 |
r |
280,065 |
r |
299,669 |
|
Gravel |
|
|
|
6,962,668 |
|
5,967,771 |
|
4,580,713 |
r |
5,480,427 |
r |
6,302,490 |
|
Stone: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basalt |
|
|
|
1,024,534 |
|
363,277 |
|
436,947 |
r |
177,090 |
r |
203,654 |
|
Calcareous: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calcite,
nonoptical |
|
|
42,509 |
|
34,024 |
|
96,269 |
r |
85,299 |
r |
91,270 |
|
Calcium
carbonate, chalke |
|
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
|
30,000 |
|
Dolomite |
|
|
|
715,273 |
|
744,041 |
|
303,695 |
r |
278,361 |
r |
320,116 |
|
Limestone |
|
|
|
12,626,797 |
|
10,605,739 |
|
6,073,902 |
r |
7,060,763 |
r |
8,119,879 |
|
Marble,
onyx, travertine |
|
|
247,040 |
|
218,800 |
|
38,228 |
r |
38,838 |
r |
44,664 |
|
Flagstone |
|
|
|
85,520 |
|
199,135 |
|
146,909 |
r |
155,079 |
r |
178,343 |
|
Granite: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In blocks |
|
|
|
68,350 |
|
48,605 |
|
41,317 |
r |
40,450 |
r |
46,518 |
|
Crushed |
|
|
|
11,554,211 |
|
10,360,967 |
|
5,570,812 |
r |
3,785,570 |
r |
4,353,407 |
|
Quartz,
crushed |
|
|
98,368 |
|
78,024 |
|
49,720 |
r |
93,614 |
r |
100,167 |
|
Quartzite,
crushed |
|
|
400,000 |
|
776,011 |
|
386,336 |
r |
247,394 |
r |
284,503 |
|
Rhodochrosite |
|
|
23 |
|
17 |
|
17 |
r |
22 |
r |
24 |
|
Gemstones
(agate, amethyst, apolo, tourmaline, etc.) |
kilograms |
|
7,030 |
|
19,058 |
|
10,200 |
r |
1,250 |
r |
1,338 |
|
Sandstonee |
|
|
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
Serpentine,
crushed |
|
|
171,050 |
|
143,000 |
|
-- |
r |
826 |
r |
950 |
|
Shell, marl |
|
|
|
176,180 |
|
272,728 |
|
177,854 |
r |
169,577 |
r |
195,014 |
|
Tuff, (tosca) |
|
thousand tons |
|
2,455 |
|
4,940 |
|
4,626 |
r |
2,721 |
r |
3,129 |
|
Strontium
minerals, celestite |
|
|
2,141 |
|
4,656 |
|
2,440 |
r |
3,106 |
r |
3,323 |
|
Sulfates, natural: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magnesium (epsomite) |
|
|
6,900 |
|
6,900 |
|
6,900 |
r |
6,900 |
r |
7,383 |
|
Sodium
(mirabilite) |
|
|
6,879 |
|
10,446 |
|
11,856 |
r |
10,081 |
r |
10,787 |
|
Talc
and related materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pyrophyllite |
|
|
|
3,400 |
|
3,877 |
|
2,155 |
r |
1,770 |
r |
1,894 |
|
Steatitee |
|
|
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
Talc |
|
|
|
10,542 |
|
6,730 |
|
1,665 |
r |
1,643 |
r |
1,759 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
14,242 |
|
10,907 |
|
4,120 |
r |
3,713 |
r |
3,953 |
|
Vermiculite |
|
|
|
2,800 |
|
-- |
|
1,110 |
r |
1,050 |
r |
1,124 |
|
Zeolite |
|
|
|
150 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
r |
-- |
r |
-- |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asphalt
and bitumen: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural
(asphaltite) |
|
|
60 |
|
50 |
|
-- |
r |
-- |
r |
-- |
|
Byproduct
of refinery |
|
|
743,125 |
|
532,922 |
|
393,681 |
|
318,290 |
|
479,389 |
|
Coal,
bituminous |
thousand tons |
|
354 |
|
246 |
|
150 |
r |
56 |
r |
-- |
|
Coke,
all types, including breeze |
do. |
|
1,482 |
|
1,496 |
|
1,556 |
|
1,582 |
|
1,695 |
|
Gas, natural: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
|
|
million cubic meters |
|
42,425 |
r |
44,872 |
r |
45,994 |
r |
45,819 |
r |
50,664 |
|
Marketed |
|
do. |
|
34,559 |
|
37,412 |
|
37,145 |
|
36,468 |
r |
41,119 |
|
Natural
gas liquids |
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
16,300 |
|
18,200 |
|
18,000 |
|
18,000 |
e |
18,000 |
e |
Peat,
agricultural (turba) |
|
|
10,542 |
|
10,159 |
|
1,067 |
r |
8,208 |
r |
8,782 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
TABLE 1--Continued |
ARGENTINA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES 1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
292,525 |
r |
281,547 |
r |
285,381 |
r |
275,894 |
r |
270,349 |
|
Refinery
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquefied
petroleum gas |
do. |
|
21,125 |
|
22,903 |
|
23,913 |
|
12,208 |
|
13,224 |
|
Motor
gasoline |
do. |
|
70,299 |
|
64,853 |
|
59,655 |
|
50,389 |
|
55,378 |
|
Aviation
gasoline |
do. |
|
686 |
|
107 |
|
10,000 |
e |
-- |
|
340 |
|
Jet fuel |
|
do. |
|
12,496 |
|
12,153 |
|
10,580 |
|
10,286 |
|
8,949 |
|
Kerosene |
|
do. |
|
1,055 |
|
667 |
|
570 |
|
305 |
|
218 |
|
Distillate
fuel oil |
do. |
|
80,501 |
|
77,874 |
|
77,321 |
|
71,061 |
|
74,522 |
|
Residual
fuel oil |
do. |
|
11,806 |
|
10,628 |
|
12,149 |
|
11,727 |
|
12,693 |
|
Lubricants |
|
do. |
|
1,311 |
|
2,141 |
|
2,246 |
|
2,275 |
|
2,945 |
|
Other |
|
do. |
|
19,232 |
|
19,146 |
|
22,171 |
|
27,438 |
|
28,860 |
|
Refinery
fuel and losses |
do. |
|
5,432 |
|
5,039 |
|
5,050 |
|
5,370 |
|
6,027 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
213,079 |
|
205,433 |
|
212,555 |
|
180,319 |
|
190,666 |
|
eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three
significant digits; may not add to totals shown. rRevised. --Zero. |
1Table includes data available through September 30, 2004. |
2Hot-rolled semimanufactures only; excludes castings and
cold-rolled semimanufactures produced from imported hot-rolled
semimanufactures. |
3New information was available from Argentine sources that
prompted major revisions in how lithium production is reported. |
4Thomas slag production was estimated from the Thomas crude steel
reported in La Siderurgia Argentina annual, which is published by the
Instituto |
Argentino de
Siderurgia. |
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