TABLE 1 |
FRANCE: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, * |
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(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
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Commodity2 |
|
1999 |
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2002e |
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2003e |
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METALS |
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Aluminum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Bauxite,
gross weight3 |
|
thousand tons |
|
160 |
|
185 |
|
174 |
r |
170 |
r |
168 |
|
Alumina: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
do. |
|
550 |
|
500 |
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
500 |
|
Calcined |
|
do. |
|
450 |
|
462 |
|
480 |
|
500 |
|
450 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
do. |
|
455 |
|
441 |
|
462 |
|
463 |
4 |
445 |
4 |
Secondary |
|
do. |
|
239 |
|
260 |
|
253 |
|
262 |
4 |
240 |
4 |
Antimony,
metal, including reguluse |
|
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
Cadmium metal |
|
|
|
195 |
|
160 |
|
176 |
|
63 |
r, 4 |
-- |
|
Cobalt,
metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Powdere |
|
|
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
600 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
Chloride |
|
|
|
180 |
|
204 |
|
199 |
|
175 |
4 |
181 |
4 |
Copper:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Cu content |
|
|
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Metal,
secondary: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Blister |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
500 |
r |
-- |
r |
-- |
|
Refined |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
|
500 |
|
-- |
|
Gold,
mine output, Au content |
kilograms |
|
3,570 |
e |
2,632 |
|
2,510 |
|
1,724 |
r, 4 |
1,470 |
4 |
Iron and
steel: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Metal: |
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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Pig iron |
|
thousand tons |
|
13,854 |
|
13,661 |
|
12,004 |
|
13,224 |
r, 4 |
12,756 |
4 |
Ferroalloys,
electric furnace:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Ferromanganese |
|
do. |
|
138 |
4 |
140 |
|
130 |
|
130 |
|
130 |
|
Ferrosilicon |
|
do. |
|
100 |
|
110 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
Silicon metal |
|
do. |
|
65 |
|
60 |
|
65 |
|
65 |
|
65 |
|
Other |
|
do. |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
100 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
403 |
r |
410 |
r |
395 |
r |
395 |
r |
395 |
|
Steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Crude |
|
do. |
|
20,211 |
|
21,002 |
|
19,431 |
|
20,524 |
4 |
19,803 |
4 |
Hot-rolled |
|
do. |
|
17,294 |
|
17,722 |
|
16,593 |
|
18,561 |
r, 4 |
18,400 |
4 |
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Smelter,
secondary |
|
|
|
205,000 |
|
209,000 |
|
132,000 |
e |
105,000 |
r, 4 |
-- |
4 |
Refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
124,000 |
e |
109,868 |
|
98,257 |
|
83,575 |
r, 4 |
1,535 |
4 |
Secondary |
|
|
|
155,000 |
e |
158,226 |
|
143,338 |
|
111,643 |
r, 4 |
96,155 |
4 |
Total |
|
|
|
279,000 |
e |
268,094 |
|
241,595 |
|
195,218 |
r, 4 |
97,690 |
4 |
Magnesium
metal, including secondarye |
|
|
16,200 |
|
16,500 |
|
4,000 |
5 |
-- |
|
-- |
|
Nickel metal6 |
|
|
|
9,458 |
|
10,100 |
|
11,033 |
|
11,440 |
r, 4 |
11,138 |
4 |
Silver:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
Ag content |
|
kilograms |
|
1,140 |
|
720 |
4 |
800 |
|
600 |
|
500 |
|
Metal,
Ag content of final smelter products |
do. |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
450 |
|
400 |
|
400 |
|
Tin,
secondary |
|
|
|
1,506 |
|
1,257 |
|
1,644 |
|
1,600 |
|
1,500 |
|
Tungsten,
mine output, W content of powdere |
|
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
500 |
|
Zinc
metal, including slab and secondary |
|
|
331,103 |
|
347,705 |
|
343,805 |
|
338,924 |
4 |
268,408 |
4 |
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barite, BaSO3 equivalent |
|
|
|
76,000 |
|
91,000 |
|
81,000 |
|
80,000 |
|
81,000 |
4 |
Bromine,
elementale |
|
|
|
8,000 |
|
7,900 |
4 |
7,800 |
|
6,000 |
|
6,000 |
|
Cement,
hydraulic |
|
thousand tons |
|
19,257 |
|
20,191 |
|
19,839 |
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 |
|
Clays: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Kaolin
and kaolinitic clay (marketable) |
do. |
|
330 |
|
380 |
|
375 |
|
339 |
r, 4 |
323 |
4 |
Refractory
clay, unspecified |
|
do. |
|
14 |
|
12 |
|
14 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
Diamonds,
synthetic, industriale |
thousand carats |
|
3,600 |
|
3,600 |
|
3,600 |
|
3,600 |
|
3,600 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
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TABLE 1--Continued |
FRANCE: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, * |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commodity2 |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002e |
|
2003e |
|
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diatomitee |
|
thousand tons |
|
75 |
|
75 |
|
85 |
|
80 |
|
80 |
|
Feldspar,
crudee |
|
do. |
|
638 |
|
642 |
4 |
650 |
|
659 |
r, 4 |
671 |
4 |
Fluorspar: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
do. |
|
250 |
|
250 |
|
250 |
|
250 |
|
250 |
|
Marketable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acid- and
ceramic-grade |
|
do. |
|
86 |
|
85 |
|
95 |
|
95 |
|
79 |
|
Metallurgical
grade |
|
do. |
|
20 |
|
20 |
|
20 |
|
10 |
|
10 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
106 |
|
105 |
|
115 |
|
105 |
|
89 |
|
Gypsum
and anhydrite, crudee |
do. |
|
4,500 |
|
4,500 |
|
4,500 |
|
4,500 |
|
3,500 |
|
Kyanite,
andalusite, related materialse |
do. |
|
70 |
|
65 |
|
65 |
|
65 |
|
65 |
|
Lime,
quick and hydrated, dead-burned dolomite |
do. |
|
3,094 |
|
3,000 |
e |
3,000 |
e |
3,000 |
|
3,100 |
|
Micae |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
10,000 |
|
Nitrogen,
N content of ammonia |
thousand tons |
|
1,580 |
|
1,620 |
|
1,373 |
r |
1,172 |
r, 4 |
1,153 |
4 |
Pigments,
mineral, natural, iron oxidee |
|
|
1,500 |
|
1,500 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
Phosphates,
Thomas slag |
|
thousand tons |
|
50 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
|
50 |
|
Potash,
K2O equivalent
(marketable) |
do. |
|
345 |
|
321 |
|
257 |
|
139 |
r, 4 |
-- |
|
Pozzolan and
lapillie |
|
do. |
|
450 |
|
450 |
|
400 |
|
400 |
|
400 |
|
Salt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rock salt |
|
do. |
|
100 |
e |
386 |
|
596 |
|
446 |
r, 4 |
439 |
4 |
Brine salt,
refined |
|
do. |
|
1,730 |
|
1,774 |
|
1,727 |
|
1,741 |
r, 4 |
1,718 |
4 |
Marine salte |
|
do. |
|
900 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
Salt in
solution |
|
do. |
|
4,057 |
r |
3,956 |
|
3,774 |
|
3,620 |
r, 4 |
3,516 |
4 |
Total |
|
do. |
|
6,787 |
|
7,116 |
r |
7,097 |
r |
6,807 |
r, 4 |
6,673 |
4 |
Sodium
compounds:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Soda ash |
|
|
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
1,000 |
|
Sodium
sulfate |
|
|
|
120 |
|
120 |
|
120 |
|
120 |
|
120 |
|
Stone, sand
and gravel:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limestone,
agricultural and industrial |
|
|
11,000 |
|
12,000 |
|
12,000 |
|
12,000 |
|
12,000 |
|
Slate, roof |
|
|
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
Sand and
gravel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Industrial
sands |
|
|
|
6,500 |
e |
5,359 |
|
5,062 |
|
5,179 |
r, 4 |
5,089 |
4 |
Other
sand, gravel, and aggregates |
|
|
165,000 |
|
181,020 |
|
172,764 |
|
166,788 |
r, 4 |
160,884 |
4 |
Sulfur,
byproduct:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Of natural
gas |
|
|
|
600 |
|
500 |
|
550 |
|
500 |
|
450 |
|
Of petroleum |
|
|
|
250 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
Of
unspecified sources |
|
|
|
250 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
150 |
|
100 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
800 |
|
850 |
|
800 |
|
700 |
|
Talc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
|
|
405,300 |
|
376,000 |
|
367,000 |
|
343,200 |
r, 4 |
345,600 |
4 |
Powdere |
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
300,000 |
|
300,000 |
|
300,000 |
|
300,000 |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asphaltic
materiale |
|
|
|
24,000 |
|
24,000 |
|
25,000 |
|
20,000 |
|
20,000 |
|
Carbon blacke |
|
|
|
250,000 |
|
250,000 |
|
250,000 |
|
200,000 |
|
200,000 |
|
Coal,
including briquets: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anthracite
and bituminous |
|
thousand tons |
|
4,033 |
|
3,805 |
|
2,364 |
|
1,483 |
r, 4 |
1,730 |
4 |
Lignite |
|
do. |
|
894 |
|
297 |
|
324 |
|
148 |
r, 4 |
9 |
4 |
Total |
|
do. |
|
4,927 |
|
4,102 |
|
2,688 |
|
1,631 |
r, 4 |
1,739 |
4 |
Briquetse |
|
do. |
|
163 |
4 |
200 |
|
200 |
|
175 |
|
175 |
|
Coke,
metallurgical |
|
do. |
|
5,312 |
|
5,327 |
|
5,091 |
|
4,552 |
r, 4 |
4,601 |
4 |
Gas, natural,
marketed |
|
million cubic meters |
|
2,500 |
e |
1,873 |
|
1,810 |
e |
1,750 |
r, 4 |
1,520 |
4 |
See footnotes at
end of table. |
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TABLE 1--Continued |
FRANCE: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, * |
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(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity2 |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002e |
|
2003e |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS--Continued |
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Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
13,380 |
|
11,591 |
|
10,082 |
|
9,825 |
r, 4 |
9,150 |
4 |
Refinery
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquefied
petroleum gas |
|
do. |
|
29,012 |
|
30,937 |
|
29,000 |
e |
24,360 |
r, 4 |
29,000 |
4 |
Gasoline, all
kinds |
|
do. |
|
146,855 |
|
132,107 |
|
140,000 |
e |
140,000 |
|
140,000 |
|
Kerosene and
jet fuel |
|
do. |
|
52,948 |
|
48,872 |
|
48,800 |
e |
48,800 |
|
40,800 |
4 |
Distillate
fuel oil |
|
do. |
|
238,451 |
|
250,417 |
|
250,000 |
e |
91,758 |
r, 4 |
97,726 |
4 |
Residual fuel
oil |
|
do. |
|
59,121 |
|
57,776 |
|
69,000 |
e |
61,938 |
r, 4 |
67,266 |
4 |
Other
products |
|
do. |
|
46,872 |
|
46,179 |
|
45,000 |
e |
45,000 |
|
45,000 |
|
Refinery fuel |
|
do. |
|
868 |
|
1,148 |
|
1,200 |
e |
1,200 |
|
1,200 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
574,127 |
|
567,436 |
|
583,000 |
e |
413,056 |
r, 4 |
420,992 |
4 |
Uranium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine output,
U content |
|
|
|
625 |
|
318 |
|
182 |
|
14 |
r |
-- |
|
Chemical
concentrate, U3O8 equivalent |
|
|
424 |
|
302 |
|
156 |
|
12 |
r, 4 |
-- |
|
eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three
significant digits; may not add to total shown. rRevised. -- Zero. |
1Table includes data available through October 2004. |
2In addition to the commodities listed, France produced germanium
from domestic ores. Unfortunately,
actual output is not regularly reported.
France also |
produced large
amounts of stone, but statistics on output are not available. |
3Reprocessed bauxite not for metallurgical use. |
4Reported figure. |
5Plant closed in June 2001. |
6Excludes secondary production from nickel/cadmium batteries. |
|
*Revised on
October 20, 2005. |
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