TABLE 1 |
MEXICO: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity2 |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aluminum,
metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
62,736 |
|
61,200 |
|
51,500 |
|
39,000 |
|
-- |
|
Secondarye |
|
|
|
362,866 |
3 |
350,000 |
|
350,000 |
|
350,000 |
|
350,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
425,602 |
|
411,200 |
|
401,500 |
|
389,000 |
|
350,000 |
|
Antimony: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Sb content |
|
|
126 |
|
39 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Metal3 |
|
|
|
273 |
|
52 |
|
81 |
|
155 |
|
434 |
|
Arsenic4 |
|
|
|
2,419 |
|
2,522 |
|
2,381 |
|
1,946 |
|
1,729 |
|
Bismuth: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Bi content5 |
|
|
548 |
|
1,112 |
|
1,390 |
|
1,126 |
|
1,064 |
|
Metal,
refined |
|
|
|
412 |
|
1,083 |
|
1,390 |
|
1,126 |
|
1,064 |
|
Cadmium: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Cd content |
|
|
1,311 |
|
967 |
|
1,245 |
|
1,609 |
|
1,616 |
|
Metal,
refined |
|
|
|
1,275 |
|
1,268 |
|
1,421 |
|
1,382 |
|
1,590 |
|
Copper: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Cu content: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By
concentration or cementation |
|
|
330,232 |
|
308,966 |
|
306,779 |
|
260,574 |
|
284,653 |
|
Leaching,
electrowon |
|
|
|
50,952 |
|
55,600 |
|
60,500 |
|
69,300 |
|
71,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
381,184 |
|
364,566 |
|
367,279 |
|
329,874 |
|
355,653 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Anode and
blister |
|
|
|
334,000 |
r |
297,000 |
r |
310,000 |
r |
248,000 |
r |
243,000 |
|
Refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
|
411,952 |
|
396,000 |
|
393,000 |
r |
388,000 |
r |
320,000 |
|
Secondarye |
|
|
|
14,000 |
|
15,000 |
|
15,000 |
|
35,000 |
|
35,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
425,952 |
|
411,000 |
|
408,000 |
|
423,000 |
|
355,000 |
|
Gold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Au content |
kilograms |
|
23,755 |
|
26,375 |
|
23,543 |
|
21,324 |
|
20,406 |
|
Metal, refined |
|
do. |
|
22,050 |
|
24,074 |
|
25,749 |
|
23,594 |
|
22,177 |
|
Iron and
steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron ore,
mine output: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
thousand tons |
|
11,475 |
|
11,325 |
|
8,783 |
|
9,941 |
|
11,265 |
|
Fe content |
|
do. |
|
6,885 |
|
6,795 |
|
5,270 |
|
5,965 |
|
6,759 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pig iron |
|
do. |
|
4,808 |
|
4,856 |
|
4,363 |
|
3,996 |
|
4,183 |
|
Direct-reduced
iron |
|
do. |
|
6,070 |
|
5,589 |
|
3,672 |
r |
4,740 |
r |
5,473 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
10,878 |
|
10,445 |
|
8,035 |
r |
8,736 |
r |
9,656 |
|
Ferroalloys,
electric arc furnace:7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ferromanganese |
|
do. |
|
80 |
|
91 |
|
60 |
|
39 |
|
56 |
|
Silicomanganese |
|
do. |
|
114 |
|
108 |
|
74 |
|
73 |
|
81 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
194 |
|
199 |
|
134 |
|
112 |
|
137 |
|
Crude steel |
|
do. |
|
15,243 |
|
15,586 |
|
13,292 |
|
14,010 |
r |
15,178 |
|
Rolled
products8 |
|
do. |
|
11,319 |
|
11,747 |
|
11,185 |
r |
11,639 |
r |
12,484 |
|
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Pb content |
|
|
125,656 |
|
137,975 |
|
136,413 |
|
138,707 |
|
139,348 |
|
Metal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Smelter: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary9 |
|
|
|
111,136 |
|
143,223 |
|
143,523 |
|
128,241 |
|
137,482 |
|
Secondarye |
|
|
|
110,000 |
|
110,000 |
|
110,000 |
|
110,000 |
|
110,000 |
|
Totale |
|
|
|
221,000 |
|
253,000 |
|
254,000 |
|
238,000 |
|
247,000 |
|
Refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary10 |
|
|
|
108,978 |
|
142,856 |
|
143,345 |
|
128,201 |
|
135,472 |
|
Secondary |
|
|
|
110,000 |
r |
110,000 |
r |
110,000 |
r |
110,000 |
r |
110,000 |
|
Totale |
|
|
|
219,000 |
|
253,000 |
|
253,000 |
|
238,000 |
|
245,000 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
TABLE 1--Continued |
MEXICO: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity2 |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
METALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Manganese
ore:11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross weight |
|
|
|
459,000 |
|
435,000 |
|
277,000 |
|
245,000 |
|
320,000 |
|
Mn content |
|
|
|
169,107 |
|
156,117 |
|
99,751 |
|
88,358 |
|
114,550 |
|
Mercury,
mine output, Hg contente |
|
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
|
Molybdenum,
mine output, Mo content |
|
|
7,961 |
|
6,886 |
|
5,518 |
|
3,428 |
|
3,524 |
|
Silver: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Ag content |
kilograms |
|
2,466,981 |
|
2,620,495 |
|
2,759,985 |
|
2,746,989 |
|
2,568,877 |
|
Metallurgical
products, Ag content: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In copper
bars |
|
do. |
|
357,017 |
|
276,438 |
|
283,539 |
|
208,360 |
|
236,468 |
|
Mixed
gold and silver bars |
do. |
|
259,715 |
|
249,136 |
|
195,086 |
|
183,383 |
|
193,453 |
|
Metal,
refined, primary |
do. |
|
1,596,876 |
|
2,037,131 |
|
2,330,811 |
|
2,500,652 |
r |
2,310,283 |
|
Tin: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Sn content |
|
|
4 |
|
4 |
|
8 |
|
1 |
r |
2 |
|
Metal,
smelter, primary |
|
|
1,258 |
|
1,200 |
|
1,107 |
|
1,756 |
|
1,769 |
|
Tungsten,
mine output, W content |
|
|
11 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mine
output, Zn content |
|
|
362,811 |
|
392,791 |
|
428,828 |
|
446,104 |
|
413,991 |
|
Metal,
refined, primary |
|
|
218,913 |
|
235,073 |
|
303,810 |
|
302,122 |
|
320,364 |
|
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Abrasives,
natural12 |
|
|
|
6,208 |
|
7,000 |
e |
690 |
|
949 |
|
909 |
|
Barite |
|
|
|
157,953 |
|
127,420 |
|
142,017 |
|
163,620 |
|
287,451 |
|
Cement,
hydraulic |
|
thousand tons |
|
29,413 |
|
31,677 |
|
29,966 |
|
31,069 |
|
32,000 |
e |
Clays: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bentonite |
|
|
|
208,611 |
|
269,730 |
|
415,133 |
|
488,215 |
r |
464,056 |
|
Common |
|
|
|
6,964,647 |
|
9,689,936 |
|
13,257,459 |
|
13,258,195 |
|
13,232,893 |
|
Fuller's
earth |
|
|
|
47,522 |
|
51,685 |
|
148,194 |
|
147,064 |
r |
152,917 |
|
Kaolin |
|
|
|
489,993 |
|
532,268 |
|
681,709 |
|
745,498 |
|
798,407 |
|
Diatomite |
|
|
|
65,146 |
|
96,448 |
|
69,474 |
|
62,322 |
|
67,801 |
|
Feldspar |
|
|
|
262,241 |
|
334,439 |
|
329,591 |
|
332,101 |
|
346,315 |
|
Fluorspar: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acid-grade |
|
thousand tons |
|
323 |
|
335 |
|
343 |
|
343 |
|
409 |
|
Metallurgical-grade |
|
do. |
|
234 |
|
300 |
|
276 |
|
279 |
|
347 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
557 |
|
635 |
|
619 |
|
622 |
|
756 |
|
Graphite,
natural, amorphous |
|
|
27,781 |
|
30,330 |
|
21,442 |
|
14,065 |
|
8,730 |
|
Gypsum
and anhydrite, crude (yeso) |
|
|
6,953,756 |
|
5,654,060 |
|
6,237,056 |
|
6,739,834 |
|
6,986,491 |
|
Lime,
hydrated and quicklimee |
thousand tons |
|
6,500 |
|
6,500 |
|
6,500 |
|
6,500 |
|
6,500 |
|
Magnesium
compounds: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Magnesite |
|
|
|
308 |
|
335 |
|
250 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Magnesia13 |
|
|
|
70,631 |
|
76,470 |
|
37,565 |
|
40,194 |
|
37,215 |
|
Mica, all
grades |
|
|
|
971 |
|
1,658 |
|
648 |
|
456 |
|
506 |
|
Nitrogen,
N content of ammonia |
|
|
1,002,700 |
|
700,600 |
|
547,500 |
|
437,400 |
r |
439,700 |
|
Perlite |
|
|
|
61,596 |
|
68,702 |
|
80,297 |
|
85,703 |
|
194,463 |
|
Phosphate
rock14 |
|
|
|
950,649 |
|
1,052,464 |
|
787,283 |
|
4,764 |
|
5,500 |
|
Salt, all
types |
|
thousand tons |
|
8,236 |
|
8,884 |
|
8,501 |
|
7,802 |
|
7,547 |
|
Sodium
compounds:e |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carbonate,
soda ash, synthetic |
|
|
290,000 |
|
290,000 |
|
290,000 |
|
290,000 |
|
290,000 |
|
Sulfate,
natural, bloedite15 |
|
|
591,300 |
|
560,400 |
|
547,000 |
|
591,500 |
|
475,600 |
|
Stone,
sand and gravel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calcite,
common |
|
|
|
682,249 |
|
820,149 |
|
2,711,889 |
|
2,935,127 |
r |
3,425,623 |
|
Dolomite |
|
|
|
415,284 |
|
403,664 |
|
670,797 |
|
457,665 |
|
565,896 |
|
Limestone |
|
thousand tons |
|
45,449 |
|
58,267 |
|
63,346 |
|
59,421 |
|
56,253 |
|
See footnotes at
end of table. |
|
|
|
|
TABLE 1--Continued |
MEXICO: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity2 |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
|
INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stone,
sand and gravel--Continued: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marble |
|
|
|
744,377 |
|
1,034,529 |
|
4,155,745 |
|
3,615,728 |
|
3,529,274 |
|
Quartz,
quartzite, glass sand (silica) |
|
|
1,700,527 |
|
1,802,545 |
|
1,720,211 |
|
1,778,715 |
|
1,689,042 |
|
Sand |
|
thousand tons |
|
58,912 |
|
67,491 |
|
67,712 |
|
63,576 |
|
62,060 |
|
Gravel |
|
do. |
|
45,050 |
|
50,176 |
|
57,157 |
|
68,239 |
|
76,332 |
|
Strontium
minerals, celestite |
|
|
164,682 |
|
157,420 |
|
145,789 |
|
94,015 |
|
130,329 |
|
Sulfur,
elemental, byproduct: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Of metallurgye |
|
thousand tons |
|
474 |
|
474 |
|
572 |
|
575 |
|
575 |
|
Of
petroleum and natural gas |
do. |
|
856 |
|
851 |
|
878 |
|
887 |
|
1,055 |
|
Totale |
|
do. |
|
1,330 |
|
1,330 |
|
1,450 |
|
1,460 |
|
1,630 |
|
Talc |
|
|
|
18,981 |
|
20,569 |
|
77,650 |
|
111,621 |
r |
114,870 |
|
Vermiculite |
|
|
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
300 |
|
312 |
|
Wollastonite |
|
|
|
44,126 |
|
30,836 |
|
39,830 |
|
42,756 |
|
51,944 |
|
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coal: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Run of mine: |
|
thousand tons |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metallurgical |
|
do. |
|
4,748 |
|
6,372 |
|
5,242 |
|
5,097 |
|
4,775 |
|
Steam |
|
do. |
|
8,555 |
|
7,915 |
|
6,935 |
|
6,308 |
|
6,530 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
13,303 |
|
14,287 |
|
12,177 |
|
11,405 |
|
11,305 |
|
Washed
metallurgical coale |
|
|
1,944 |
3 |
2,259 |
3 |
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
|
2,000 |
|
Coke:16 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Metallurgical |
|
do. |
|
2,187 |
|
2,185 |
|
2,025 |
|
1,412 |
|
1,414 |
|
Breeze |
|
do. |
|
41 |
|
50 |
|
40 |
|
39 |
|
49 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
2,228 |
|
2,235 |
|
2,065 |
|
1,451 |
|
1,463 |
|
Gas, natural: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross |
|
million cubic meters |
|
49,506 |
|
48,349 |
|
46,624 |
|
45,716 |
|
46,509 |
|
Marketed |
|
do. |
|
27,999 |
|
28,847 |
|
28,984 |
|
30,139 |
|
31,000 |
e |
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
|
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
1,060,690 |
|
1,099,380 |
|
1,141,355 |
|
1,159,642 |
|
1,230,415 |
|
Condensate,
natural gas liquids |
do. |
|
159,505 |
|
159,870 |
|
158,045 |
|
148,920 |
|
152,570 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
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1,220,195 |
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1,259,250 |
|
1,299,400 |
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1,308,562 |
|
1,382,985 |
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Refinery
products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquefied
petroleum gas |
|
do. |
|
11,315 |
|
9,089 |
|
10,147 |
|
11,425 |
|
12,410 |
|
Motor gasoline |
|
do. |
|
148,117 |
|
143,445 |
|
142,423 |
|
145,343 |
|
162,425 |
|
Jet fuel |
|
do. |
|
21,097 |
|
20,185 |
|
20,696 |
|
20,696 |
|
21,900 |
|
Kerosene |
|
do. |
|
292 |
|
110 |
|
110 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
Distillate
fuel oil, diesel |
do. |
|
99,244 |
|
96,871 |
|
102,784 |
|
97,419 |
|
112,420 |
|
Lubricants |
|
do. |
|
3,030 |
|
2,190 |
|
1,898 |
|
1,789 |
|
1,825 |
|
Residual fuel
oil |
|
do. |
|
156,184 |
|
154,249 |
|
159,104 |
|
164,104 |
|
144,905 |
|
Asphalt |
|
do. |
|
11,060 |
|
11,352 |
|
10,476 |
|
10,512 |
|
9,490 |
|
Other,
refinery fuel and losses |
do. |
|
18,394 |
|
17,263 |
|
14,854 |
|
14,416 |
|
5,840 |
|
Total |
|
do. |
|
468,733 |
|
454,754 |
|
462,492 |
|
465,704 |
|
471,215 |
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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 September 30, 2004. |
2In addition to the commodities listed, additional types of crude
construction materials are produced, but output is not reported; available
information is |
inadequate to make
estimates of output levels. |
3Reported figure. |
4Sb content of antimonial lead and impure bars plus refined
metals. |
5Arsenic content of white and black (impure) arsenic trioxide. |
6Refined metal plus bismuth content of impure smelter products. |
7Reported by Cámara Nacional del Hierro y del Acero. |
8Includes flat, nonflat, and seamless pipe steel products. |
9Lead content of impure bar, antimonial lead, and refined metal. |
10Includes lead content of antimonial lead. |
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TABLE 1--Continued |
MEXICO: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
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11Mostly oxide nodules; includes smaller quantities of
direct-shipping carbonates and oxide ores for metallurgical and battery
applications. |
12Based on exports comprising mostly pumice stone and emery (a
granular, impure variety of corundum). |
13Reported by Industrias Peñoles, S.A. de C.V. as the only major
producer. Includes caustic,
electromelt, hydroxide, and refractory. |
14Includes only output used to manufacture fertilizers. |
15Series reflects output reported by Industrias Peñoles, S.A. de
C.V. plus an additional 40,000 tons of estimated output by other producers. |
16Includes coke made from imported metallurgical coal. |
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