TABLE 1 |
ECUADOR: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
e |
METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cadmium,
mine output, Cd contente |
kilograms |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
Copper,
mine output, Cu contente |
|
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
Gold,
mine output, Au content |
kilograms |
|
2,026 |
|
2,871 |
|
3,005 |
|
2,750 |
|
3,020 |
|
Steel,
crude and semimanufactures |
|
|
53,000 |
|
58,483 |
|
59,732 |
r |
68,743 |
r |
79,800 |
|
Lead,
mine output, Pb contente |
|
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
200 |
|
220 |
|
220 |
|
Silver,
mine output, Ag contente |
kilograms |
|
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
|
96 |
2 |
100 |
|
Zinc,
mine output, Zn contente |
|
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barite |
|
|
|
2,532 |
|
1,476 |
|
1,181 |
|
1,180 |
e |
1,180 |
|
Cement,
hydraulic |
|
thousand tons |
|
2,300 |
|
2,800 |
|
2,920 |
|
3,000 |
e |
3,100 |
|
Clays:4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common |
|
do. |
|
413 |
|
325 |
|
345 |
|
382 |
|
420 |
|
Kaolin |
|
|
|
20,652 |
|
11,022 |
|
703 |
|
8,483 |
|
9,330 |
|
Feldspar |
|
|
|
33,142 |
|
47,041 |
|
60,688 |
|
31,254 |
|
34,400 |
|
Gypsum, crude |
|
|
|
1,456 |
|
1,043 |
|
834 |
|
4,730 |
|
5,200 |
|
Salt, commone |
|
|
|
95,000 |
|
90,000 |
|
90,000 |
|
90,000 |
|
90,000 |
|
Sand: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silica |
|
|
|
21,978 |
|
27,522 |
|
34,718 |
|
40,880 |
|
45,000 |
|
Ferruginouse |
|
|
|
9,950 |
|
9,950 |
|
9,900 |
|
9,000 |
|
9,000 |
|
Stone
and sand and gravel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limestone4 |
|
thousand tons |
|
2,865 |
|
3,147 |
|
4,079 |
|
6,699 |
|
6,280 |
|
Marble |
|
|
|
2,508 |
|
1,680 |
|
1,344 |
|
265 |
|
292 |
|
Pozzolan |
|
|
|
13,978 |
|
27,687 |
|
373,023 |
r |
519,090 |
r |
571,000 |
|
Pumice |
|
thousand tons |
|
275 |
|
345 |
|
373 |
|
130 |
|
144 |
|
Sand and
gravel |
|
thousand cubic meters |
|
2,459 |
r |
2,596 |
r |
3,414 |
r |
4,467 |
r |
4,910 |
|
Sulfur:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Native |
|
|
|
4,000 |
|
4,000 |
|
4,000 |
|
4,000 |
|
4,000 |
|
Byproduct: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From
petroleum |
|
|
|
8,243 |
2 |
11,778 |
2 |
11,700 |
|
11,700 |
|
11,700 |
|
From natural
gas |
|
|
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
5,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
17,200 |
|
20,800 |
|
20,700 |
|
20,700 |
|
20,700 |
|
Zeolites |
|
|
|
1,237 |
|
1,291 |
|
1,801 |
|
1,883 |
|
2,070 |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas, natural: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
million cubic meters |
|
964 |
|
1,057 |
|
1,001 |
|
998 |
|
1,039 |
2 |
Marketed |
|
do. |
|
113 |
|
156 |
|
121 |
|
93 |
|
103 |
2 |
Liquefied
natural gasoline |
|
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
2,014 |
|
699 |
|
664 |
|
603 |
|
514 |
2 |
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
do. |
|
136,300 |
|
146,209 |
3 |
148,746 |
3 |
143,758 |
3 |
152,497 |
3 |
Refinery
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquefied
petroleum gas |
|
do. |
|
3,000 |
|
2,818 |
3 |
2,407 |
3 |
2,060 |
3 |
2,230 |
3 |
Gasoline |
|
do. |
|
9,783 |
|
13,306 |
3 |
12,236 |
3 |
12,887 |
3 |
13,090 |
3 |
Jet fuel |
|
do. |
|
1,554 |
|
1,938 |
3 |
1,771 |
3 |
1,797 |
3 |
1,879 |
3 |
Distillate
fuel oil |
|
do. |
|
7,061 |
|
10,787 |
3 |
10,953 |
3 |
11,354 |
3 |
10,812 |
3 |
Residual fuel
oil |
|
do. |
|
18,530 |
|
14,079 |
3 |
11,898 |
3 |
10,742 |
3 |
8,879 |
3 |
Unspecified,
including kerosene |
do. |
|
8,572 |
|
13,942 |
3 |
15,786 |
3 |
14,687 |
3 |
13,221 |
3 |
Total |
|
do. |
|
48,500 |
|
56,870 |
3 |
55,051 |
3 |
53,527 |
3 |
50,111 |
3 |
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 October 2004. |
2Reported figure. |
3Cited from Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador's website at URL
http://www.petroecuador.com.ec/cifras de petroecuador.htm. |
4No reports of separate quantities for limestone or clay used in
cement production were received in the past 6 years. |
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