TABLE 1 |
BULGARIA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, 2 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminum,
metal, secondary |
|
|
4,438 |
|
3,190 |
|
1,568 |
|
2,062 |
|
2,000 |
e |
Bismuth,
metale |
|
|
40 |
|
40 |
|
40 |
|
40 |
|
40 |
|
Cadmium,
metal, smelter |
|
|
217 |
|
331 |
r |
333 |
r |
345 |
r |
307 |
|
Copper: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
thousand tons |
|
22,346 |
|
22,829 |
|
24,878 |
|
26,030 |
|
26,415 |
|
Cu contente |
do. |
|
113 |
|
113 |
|
115 |
|
112 |
r |
116 |
3 |
Concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
do. |
|
482 |
|
462 |
|
438 |
|
464 |
r |
458 |
|
Cu content |
do. |
|
96 |
|
92 |
|
88 |
|
93 |
r |
92 |
|
Metal,
primary and secondary: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smelter |
|
|
107,000 |
|
178,000 |
|
157,000 |
|
181,000 |
|
199,300 |
|
Refined,
electrolytically |
|
|
21,000 |
|
32,400 |
|
34,400 |
|
40,000 |
|
42,000 |
|
Gold, metal |
kilograms |
|
2,743 |
|
2,347 |
|
2,540 |
|
2,612 |
|
2,142 |
|
Iron and
steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
thousand tons |
|
699 |
|
559 |
|
325 |
|
373 |
|
466 |
|
Fe content |
do. |
|
223 |
|
178 |
|
92 |
|
105 |
|
127 |
|
Iron
concentrates |
do. |
|
361 |
|
304 |
|
240 |
|
167 |
|
248 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pig iron for
steelmaking |
do. |
|
1,152 |
|
1,220 |
|
1,211 |
|
1072 |
|
1100 |
e |
Ferroalloys,
ferrosilicone |
do. |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
Steel, crude |
do. |
|
1,890 |
|
2,023 |
|
1,942 |
|
1,860 |
|
1,950 |
|
Semimanufactures,
rolled |
do. |
|
1,535 |
|
1,455 |
|
1,598 |
r |
1,539 |
r |
1,500 |
e |
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Pb content |
|
|
14,000 |
|
14,000 |
|
16,000 |
|
24,000 |
|
31,000 |
|
Concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
|
25,208 |
|
15,019 |
|
26,400 |
|
31,108 |
r |
35,200 |
|
Pb contente |
|
|
17,000 |
|
10,500 |
|
18,500 |
|
21,800 |
r |
24,600 |
|
Metal,
refined, primary and secondary |
|
81,600 |
|
84,100 |
|
88,300 |
|
66,000 |
|
69,000 |
|
Manganese
ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
1,516 |
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
Mn contente |
|
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
450 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Silver, mine output, Ag content |
|
|
59 |
|
55 |
|
57 |
|
60 |
|
62 |
|
Tin, metal |
|
|
10 |
e |
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
e |
Uranium,
oxide, U contente |
|
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output, Zn content |
|
|
12,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,600 |
|
25,800 |
|
31,000 |
|
Concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
|
19,560 |
|
18,096 |
|
23,301 |
|
28,672 |
|
36,200 |
|
Zn contente |
|
|
10,200 |
|
9,400 |
|
12,100 |
|
14,900 |
|
18,800 |
|
Metal,
smelter, primary and secondary |
|
83,700 |
|
84,200 |
|
88,600 |
|
83,000 |
|
86,800 |
|
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asbestos
fiber, all grades |
|
|
300 |
e |
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
300 |
|
Barite ore,
run of mine |
|
|
1,124,000 |
|
875,000 |
|
825,000 |
|
656,000 |
|
637,000 |
|
Cement,
hydraulic |
thousand tons |
|
2,060 |
|
2,209 |
|
2,088 |
|
2,137 |
r |
2,100 |
e |
Clays: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bentonite |
do. |
|
232 |
|
296 |
|
320 |
|
212 |
r |
146 |
|
Kaolin,
washed |
do. |
|
140 |
e |
150 |
|
150 |
|
160 |
|
170 |
e |
Refractory |
do. |
|
48 |
|
34 |
|
37 |
|
38 |
|
31 |
|
Feldspar |
do. |
|
28 |
|
22 |
|
23 |
|
34 |
|
4 |
|
Fluorspare |
do. |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
2 |
|
Gypsum and
anhydrite: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude
|
do. |
|
149 |
|
170 |
|
167 |
|
156 |
r |
168 |
|
Calcined |
do. |
|
55 |
e |
65 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
e |
See footnotes at
end of table. |
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TABLE 1--Continued |
BULGARIA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, 2 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lime,
industrial |
do. |
|
1,068 |
|
1,388 |
|
1,248 |
r |
1,136 |
r |
2,902 |
|
Limestone and
dolomitee |
do. |
|
11,000 |
|
11,000 |
|
11,000 |
|
11,000 |
|
11,000 |
|
Nitrogren, N
content of ammonia |
do. |
|
378 |
|
647 |
|
580 |
|
328 |
|
321 |
|
Perlite |
do. |
|
13 |
|
17 |
|
12 |
|
11 |
r |
17 |
|
Pyrites,
gross weighte |
do. |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
Salt, all
types |
do. |
|
1,300 |
|
1,700 |
|
1,931 |
|
1,800 |
|
1,882 |
|
Sand and
gravel |
thousand cubic meters |
|
2,829 |
|
2,291 |
|
2,375 |
|
2,385 |
r |
2,500 |
e |
Silica
(quartz sand) |
thousand tons |
|
533 |
|
690 |
|
677 |
|
607 |
|
610 |
|
Sodium
carbonate, calcinede |
do. |
|
800 |
|
800 |
|
800 |
|
800 |
|
800 |
|
Sulfur:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sulfur
content of pyrite |
|
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
Byproduct |
|
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
50,000 |
|
Total
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
Sulfuric acid |
|
|
456,483 |
r |
641,430 |
r |
620,315 |
r |
715,018 |
r |
750,000 |
e |
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coal,
marketable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anthracite |
thousand tons |
|
17 |
|
18 |
|
14 |
|
13 |
|
9 |
|
Bituminous |
do. |
|
106 |
|
100 |
|
101 |
|
109 |
|
44 |
|
Brown |
do. |
|
3,074 |
|
3,211 |
|
3,151 |
|
3,232 |
|
3,044 |
|
Lignite |
do. |
|
22,696 |
r |
23,765 |
|
23,856 |
|
23,202 |
|
24,597 |
|
Total |
do. |
|
25,893 |
|
27,094 |
|
27,122 |
|
26,556 |
|
27,694 |
|
Cokee |
do. |
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
Natural gas,
marketed |
million cubic meters |
|
27 |
|
15 |
|
22 |
|
11 |
|
11 |
|
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude,
reported |
thousand tons |
|
39 |
|
41 |
|
32 |
|
33 |
|
27 |
|
Refinery
productse |
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
25,000 |
|
25,000 |
|
25,000 |
|
25,000 |
|
25,000 |
|
eEstimated. rRevised. --Zero. |
1Table includes data available through October 2004. |
2In addition to commodities listed, chromite, magnesite,
palladium, platinum, tellurium, and uranium and a variety of crude
construction materials |
(common clays,
dimension stone, and crushed stone) are produced, but available information
is inadequate to make reliable estimates of output level. |
3Reported figure. |
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