| TABLE 3 | ||||
| JAPAN: RESERVES OF MAJOR MINERAL COMMODITES IN 2003 | ||||
| (Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified) | ||||
| Commodity | Reserves | |||
| Coal1 | 785,000 | |||
| Copper ore, Cu content | 36 | |||
| Dolomite2 | 1,400,000 | |||
| Gold ore, Au content | kilograms | 179,000 | ||
| Iodine | 5,000 | e | ||
| Lead ore, Pb content | 623 | |||
| Kaolin | 35,000 | |||
| Limestone3 | 60,700,000 | |||
| Pyrophyllite | 160,000 | |||
| Silica sand4 | 201,000 | |||
| Silica stone, white5 | 881,000 | |||
| Silver ore, Ag content | 2,390 | |||
| Zinc ore, Zn content | 3,250 | |||
| eEstimated. | ||||
| 1Recoverable reserves, including 17 million metric tons of lignite. | ||||
| 2Average ore grade is 17.9% MgO. | ||||
| 3Average ore grade is 53.8% CaO. | ||||
| 4Average ore grade is 78.0% SiO2. | ||||
| 5Average ore grade is 92.8% SiO2. | ||||
| Source: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry. | ||||