TABLE 11
JAPAN:  IMPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
										Sources, 2002
								United
Commodity				2001		2002		States		Other, principal
METALS
Alkali and alkaline-earth metals				288		13,440		3,402		China 8,280; Russia 1,020; France 218.
Aluminum:
Ore and concentrate				2,050,567	r	1,872,834		--		Australia 1,029,115; Indonesia 732,184; India 64,953.
Oxides and hydroxides				88,519		84,920		5,409		Australia 65,286; China 6,894; Germany 3,351.
Ash and residue				1,331		514		--		Russia 233; Republic of Korea 101; China 80.
Metal including alloys:
Scrap				120,829		133,374		37,004		Australia 13,194; United Kingdom 9,399; Saudi Arabia 7,956.
Unwrought	thousand tons			2,611		2,575		5		Russia 680; New Zealand 197; Brazil 191.
Antimony:
Ore and concentrate				20		21		--		China 20; Austria 1.
Oxides				7,382		7,112		52		China 6,215; Taiwan 580; Mexico 182.
Metal including alloys, all forms				7,372		6,920		--		China 6,900; Thailand 19.
Arsenic, metal including alloys, all forms				220,621	r	226,507		6,347		China 161,015; Norway 14,927; Australia 14,195.
Beryllium, metal including alloys, all forms				13		9		(2)		Mainly from China.
Bismuth, metal including alloys, all forms				241		474		100		China 229; Peru 146; Belgium 76.
Cadmium, metal including alloys, all forms				2,723		3,002		(2)		Republic of Korea 1,185; Canada 503; Peru 286.
Chromium:
Ore and concentrate				411,120		354,928		--		South Africa 189,132; India 144,120; Iran 10,999.
Oxides and hydroxides				4,970		3,797		353		China 1,622; Kazahkstan 1,240.
Metal including alloys, all forms				3,480		2,922		555		China 1,262; United Kingdom 283; France 514.
Cobalt:
Ore and concentrate				--		20		--		Australia 10; Netherlands 10.
Oxides and hydroxides				1,484	r	2,505		93		Belgium 1,768; Finland 568.
Metal including alloys, all forms				7,973		9,827		152		Canada 2,032; Finland 1,977; Australia 1,781.
Columbium and tantalum, tantalum metal
including alloys, all forms				251		132		33		Thailand 38; China 31; Germany 6.
Copper:
Ore and concentrate	thousand tons			4,112		4,249		--		Chile 1,527; Indonesia 1,015; Papua New Guinea 374.
Matte including cement copper				1,956		1,651		--		Vietnam 708; Taiwan 360; Malaysia 331.
Oxides and hydroxides				3,732		2,787		1,708		Malaysia 474; Vietnam 158; Republic of Korea 140.
Sulfate				741		674		4		Taiwan 240; China 206; Thailand 150.
Ash and residue containing copper				4,020		2,448		343		Malaysia 1,386; Republic of Korea 325; Philippines 150.
Metal including alloys:
Scrap				142,702		125,709		28,037		Philippines 20,437; Singapore 20,034; Malaysia 13,538.
Unwrought				167,242		127,387		645		Peru 3,494; Indonesia 3,100; Chile 2,994.
Semimanufactures				58,738		60,091		1,944		Republic of Korea 20,224; Malaysia 12,568; Taiwan 5,898.
Germanium, metal including alloys, all forms				7		1		--		Mainly from China.
Gold:
Waste and sweepings				238		--		--		NA.
Metal including alloys, unwrought and
partly wrought		kilograms		43,231		84,706		3,724		Australia 37,913; Switzerland 12,077; Uzbekistan 6,667.
Iron and steel:
Iron ore and concentrate
excluding roasted pyrite	thousand tons			126,297	r	129,088		--		Australia 74,280; Brazil 25,019; India 15,504.
Metal:
Scrap		do.		151,030	r	178,623		7,520		Republic of Korea 56,332; Taiwan 42,156; Russia 16,459.
Pig iron, cast iron, related materials		do.		318,772	r	267,379		1,099		China 83,103; Brazil 55,335; North Korea 36,558.
Ferroalloys:
Ferrochromium				739,687		783,371		(2)		South Africa 442,167; Kazahkstan 139,510; China 29,777.
Ferromanganese				54,549		58,053		--		China 32,484; South Africa 17,015; Republic of Korea 4,359.
Ferromolybdenum				3,873		3,993		--		China 3,773; Chile 220.
Ferronickel				45,470		50,058		(2)		New Caledonia 31,925; Indonesia 6,668; Dominica 5,770.
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 11--Continued
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(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
										Sources, 2002
								United
Commodity				2001		2002		States		Other, principal
METALS--Continued
Iron and steel--Continued:
Metal--Continued:
Ferroalloys--Continued:
Ferrosilicochromium				3,493		2,812		--		China 2,750; Zimbabwe 62.
Ferrosilicomanganese				218,405		254,269		--		China 200,552;  Australia 22,061; Ukraine 15,906.
Ferrosilicon				472,840		463,304		2		Russia 95,044; Brazil 49,550; Ukraine 8,668.
Ferrotungsten				826		546		--		All from China.
Silicon metal				184,771		189,723		120		China 154,287; Norway 14,914; Australia 14,182.
Unspecified				33,787		34,351		10		France 17,407; Brazil 11,780; China 11,329.
Lead:
Ore and concentrate				186,136		155,109		65,871		Australia 55,400; Peru 13,495; Bolivia 6,496.
Oxides				37,301		26,244		57		China 15,657; Taiwan 6,194; Malaysia 1,160.
Metal including alloys:
Unwrought				45,208		17,223		2		China 15,261; Peru 797; Mexico 470.
Semimanufactures				2,397		2,293		3		China 1,278; France 687; United Kingdom 160.
Lithium, oxides and hydroxides				1,312		1,019		699		China 228; Russia 57; Taiwan 35.
Magnesium, metal including alloys:
Scrap				790		1,065		1		Taiwan 836; Republic of Korea 207; China 20.
Unwrought				33,665		35,106		32		China 28,887; Norway 3,218; Canada 2,359.
Semimanufactures				3,350		5,326		212		China 4,780; Russia 207.
Manganese:
Oxides and dioxides				2,155		2,598		(2)		China 1,583; Belgium 626; South Africa 200.
Metal including alloys, all forms				52,748		45,779		1,077		China 37,033; South Africa 7,400; Costa Rica 180.
Mercury				11		7		(2)		Mainly from Algeria.
Molybdenum:
Ore and concentrate:
Roasted				31,687		30,140		1,088		Chile 13,259; Mexico 4,600; Canada 3,990.
Unroasted				60		50		--		Austria 30; China 20.
Oxides and hydroxides				1,492		1,166		267		Chile 513; China 327; Taiwan 18.
Metal including alloys, semimanufactures,
all forms				882		630		70		Austria 207; China 203; Uzbekistan 22.
Nickel:
Ore and concentrate				4,419,916	r	4,507,335		--		Mainly from Indonesia.
Matte				117,349		101,450		--		Indonesia 75,267; Australia 26,182.
Oxides and hydroxides				60		106		12		Canada 67; Finland 27.
Metal including alloys:
Scrap				16,040		14,033		2,553		Russia 3,266; Zimbabwe 2,466; Republic of Korea 1,001.
Unwrought				28,762		41,299		15		Australia 11,234; Russia 8,155; Norway 4,064.
Semimanufactures				11,289		12,123		1,032		Canada 4,769; United Kingdom 4,465; Russia 855.
Platinum-group metals:
Waste and sweepings				339		--		--		NA.
Metal including alloys, unwrought and
partly wrought:
Palladium, value	thousands			$10,046	r	$5,163		$621		Russia $1,311; Germany $412; Netherlands $50.
Platinum		thousand grams		53,031	r	53,807		2,888		South Africa 39,733; Germany 3,949; United Kingdom 2209.
Rhodium		do.		4,759	r	6,081		615		South Africa 4,588; United Kingdom 396; Hong Kong 54.
Iridium, osmium, ruthenium		do.		6,991	r	8,015		570		South Africa 6,507; Germany 396; United Kingdom 270.
Rare-earth metals including alloys, all forms				3,346		4,985		17		China 4,947; Estonia 18; Belgium 2.
Selenium				18		26		--		Philippines 19; Belgium 5; United Kingdom 2.
Silicon, high-purity				6,271		6,052		3,723		Germany 852; United Kingdom 798; China 344.
Silver:
Ore and concentrate				14,813		10,149		--		Peru 8,156; Chile 1,993.
Metal including alloys, unwrought and
partly wrought				1,388	r	1,469		342		Mexico 315; Republic of Korea 258; Peru 192.
See footnotes at end of table.
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(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
										Sources, 2002
								United
Commodity				2001		2002		States		Other, principal
METALS--Continued
Tin, metal including alloys:
Ore and concentrate				14		--		--		NA.
Metal including alloys:
Scrap				36		88		--		Republic of Korea 46; China 23; Thailand 14.
Unwrought				24,144		26,519		17		Indonesia 11,893; China 9,858; Thailand 2,856.
Semimanufactures				369		625		6		Thailand 363; Singapore 189; Republic of Korea 25.
Titanium:
Ore and concentrate				112,802		385,223		40		Vietnam 116,487; Australia 152,443; India 34,390.
Oxides				14,298		9,106		235		China 5,580; Republic of Korea 2,053; France 601.
Metal including alloys, all forms				10,333		11,074		2,844		Russia 3,910; Kazakhstan 3,420; Ukraine 460.
Tungsten:
Ore and concentrate				951		887		--		Russia 787; Portugal 80; Netherlands 20.
Metal including alloys, all forms				1,418		1,057		46		China 642; Germany 97; Taiwan 47.
Uranium and thorium, metal including alloys, all forms				767		20		--		All from Vietnam.
Vanadium, metal including alloys, all forms
Oxides and hydroxides				3,638		3,981		(2)		Australia 1,080; South Africa 1,012.
Ash and residue containing zinc				127		--		--		NA.
Metal including alloys, all forms				230		217		147		Mainly from Germany.
Zinc:
Ore and concentrate		thousand tons		1,164		1,008		144		Australia 359; Peru 193; Canada 86.
Oxides				13,874		15,680		230		China 6,939; Republic of Korea 5,902; Taiwan 1,332.
Blue powder				1,532		973		(2)		Singapore 473; Republic of Korea 256; China 144.
Ash and residue containing zinc				31,165		19,952		2,575		Taiwan 8,631; Republic of Korea 6,922; Philippines 1,038.
Metal including alloys:
Scrap				31		45		--		Republic of Korea 29; Philippines 16.
Unwrought				63,580		23,112		(2)		Peru 11,271; China 8,349; Canada 2,412.
Semimanufactures				4,130		5,979		51		China 3,111; Belgium 1,055; Republic of Korea 367.
Zirconium:
Ore and concentrate				84,124		74,757		1,660		Australia 45,345; South Africa 25,405; Russia 2,170.
Metal including alloys, all forms				557		580		348		France 219; Sweden 2; United Kingdom 2.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Abrasives, n.e.s.:
Natural, corundum, emery, pumice, etc.				17,056		22,036		3,180		India 9,864; China 7,037; Republic of Korea 327.
Artificial:
Corundum				162,405		143,877		432		China 126,168; Austria 5,219; Australia 5,032.
Silicon carbide				68,519		57,831		34		China 53,055; Brazil 2,165; Norway 951.
Dust and powder of precious and semiprecious stones
including diamonds, value		thousands		$9	r	$21		$18		Mainly from China.
Grinding and polishing wheels and stones				5,200		5,563		155		China 3,293; Thailand 1,373; Taiwan 134.
Asbestos, crude				79,463		43,390		2,154		Canada 24,430; Zimbabwe 11,265; Brazil 2,974.
Barite and witherite				94,272		79,959		310		China 75,176; North Korea 4,297; Thailand 176.
Boron:
Crude natural borates				44,679		34,480		20		Turkey 29,930; Russia 4,530.
Oxides and acids				555		427		391		Russia 36.
Cement				1,183,529	r	824,029		222		Republic of Korea 798,802; France 12,393; China 10,981.
Clays, crude:
Bentonite				200,022		208,798		133,901		China 37,937; Canada 35,218; New Zealand 786.
Chamotte or dinas earth				15,388		6,892		--		China 3,011; South Africa 1,944; Republic of Korea 1,749.
Fire clay				9,989		5,786		1,720		China 4,064; Brazil 2.
Fuller's earth				9,140		10,075		6,293		China 3,348; Australia 434.
Kaolin				1,381	r	1,286		895		Brazil 231; Indonesia 55; China 53.
Unspecified				152,695		159,855		2,363		China 156,024; Czech Republic 601.
Cryolite and chiolite				53		--		--		NA.
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 11--Continued
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(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
										Sources, 2002
								United
Commodity				2001		2002		States		Other, principal
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--Continued
Diamond, natural:
Gem, not set or strung		carats		31,651	r	22,750		4,610		United Kingdom 7,447; Israel 4,734; Belgium 2,412.
Industrial stones		thousand carats		1,534		3,344		118		Ireland 3,121; United Kingdom 36; Belgium 34.
Dust and powder		do.		92,436		99,575		17,455		Ireland 31,739; Ukraine 4,660; Republic of Korea 4,438.
Diatomite and other infusorial earth				7,427		6,889		5,117		China 1,730; Netherlands 23; Germany 10.
Feldspar				1,366		2,049		--		Malaysia 916; India 636; China 477.
Fluorspar				519,221		397,039		--		China 358,864; Mexico 23,131; Thailand 7,000.
Fertilizer materials:
Crude, n.e.s.				57,635		33,712		6		China 14,474; Indonesia 13,758; Canada 473.
Manufactured:
Ammonia				20,505		85,886		1,230		Taiwan 57,456; Singapore 27,200.
Phosphatic				139,713		161,697		47,868		China 102,025; Republic of Korea 9,199; Israel 2,500.
Potassic				930,053	r	952,986		292,544		Canada 334,732; Russia 98,281; Germany 64,677.
Unspecified and mixed				1,999,129	r	2,153,422		768,372		Canada 334,732; Jordan 263,979; China 149,396.
Graphite, natural				143,540		105,074		266		China 101,098; Sri Lanka 1,657.
Gypsum and plaster				1,983,225		1,922,296		405		Australia 940,118; Thailand 734,760; Mexico 242,535.
Iodine				273		375		1		Mainly from Chile.
Lime				17,675		9,861		--		Thailand 8,000; China 1,799.
Magnesium compounds:
Magnesite, crude				1,870		2,524		--		North Korea 1,378; China 1,026.
Oxides and hydroxides				26,689		17,956		209		China 9,264; Israel 4,426; Republic of Korea 1,722.
Other				476		636		--		All from China.
Mica:
Crude including splittings and waste				47,902		47,488		340		China 32,343; India 6,028; Canada 2,844.
Worked including agglomerated splittings				236		186		8		Belgium 78; China 31; Switzerland 22.
Nitrates, crude				22,024		11,368		--		Chile 11,200; China 100.
Phosphates, crude				770,645	r	844,527		21,854		China 365,348; South Africa 222,248; Morocco 102,877.
Phosphorus				26,541		28,213		38		China 27,610; Netherlands 498; Germany 62.
Pigments, mineral:
Natural crude				252		--		--		NA.
Iron oxides and hydroxides, processed				54,460		21,842		1,840		China 11,311; Germany 5,512; Republic of Korea 1,779.
Potassium salts				72		--		--		NA.
Precious and semiprecious stones, other than
diamond:
Natural				672		1,148		14		Brazil 581; China 295; South Africa 162.
Synthetic		kilograms		50,706		40,138		10,724		China 13,746; Austria 5,645; Republic of Korea 3,522.
Pyrite, unroasted				9,773		7,109		--		Mainly from China.
Quartz crystal, piezoelectric		kilograms		150,588		62,206		14,259		Brazil 20,000; Malaysia 9,725; China 8,325.
Salt and brine		thousand tons		7,866		7,428		2		Mexico 3,637; Australia 3,102; India 392.
Stone, sand and gravel:
Dimension stone:
Crude and partly worked		do.		268		161		1		China 35; India 24; South Africa 20.
Worked		do.		1,542		1,583		3		China 1,437; Italy 41; Spain 15.
Dolomite, chiefly refractory-grade				273		258		29		Taiwan 140; Malaysia 59.
Gravel and crushed rock				11,044	r	16,703		3,532		Guam 4,701; Republic of Korea 3,411; Taiwan 889.
Limestone other than dimension		thousand tons		2,673		2,003		--		Taiwan 1,174; Australia 563; Republic of Korea 246.
Quartz and quartzite				108,538		122,503		2,797		Republic of Korea 50,977; India 39,066; China 21,357.
Sand other than metal-bearing and sand
and gravel		thousand tons		7,273		6,028		2		China 4,131; Australia 1,410; Taiwan 290.
Sulfur:
Elemental:
Crude including native and byproduct				488		888		--		China 568; Republic of Korea 320.
Colloidal, precipitated, sublimed				1,198		1,245		--		Republic of Korea 1,178; France 62.
Sulfuric acid				2		8,316		1		Republic of Korea 8,314; Taiwan 1.
See footnotes at end of table.
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JAPAN:  IMPORTS OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
										Sources, 2002
								United
Commodity				2001		2002		States		Other, principal
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS--Continued
Talc, steatite, soapstone, pyrophyllite				362,623		322,592		2,676		China 270,134; Australia 46,310.
Vermiculite, perlite, chlorite				193,303		192,013		729		China 175,072; South Africa 13,330.
Other, slag and dross, not metal-bearing				778,149		706,802		34,690		Republic of Korea 210,794; Taiwan 185,753.
NA Not Available.  rRevised.  --Zero.
1Data presented in this table are from Japan Exports and Imports Commodity by Country, 2001 and 2002.  Table prepared by Regina Coleman, International Data Unit.
2Less than 1/2 unit.