TABLE 1
BURMA:  PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
  
Commodity2   1999   2000   2001   2002 2003e
METALS  
Chromium, chromite, gross weighte   3,200 3,000 3,000 3,000 3,000
Copper:  
Mine output, Cu content   26,736 26,711 25,800 r 27,500 r 27,900
Matte, gross weight3   142    125 60 e 100 e 100
Metal, refined   26,736 26,711 25,800 r 27,500 r 27,900
Gold, mine output, Au contente, 3 kilograms 267 4 250 200 200 100
Iron and steel:e, 3  
Pig iron   1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
Direct-reduced iron   40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000 40,000
Steel, crude   25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
Lead  
Mine output, Pb contente, 5   1,800 1,200 3 900 3 900 r 500
Metal:  
Refined   1,666 1,054 1,105 1,000 e 1,000
Antimonial lead (93% Pb)3   65 117   -- e   -- e   --
Manganese, mine output, Mn contente   50 50 50 50 50
Nickel:  
Mine output, Ni contente   10 10 10 10 10
Speiss (matte), gross weight3   77 60 40 e 40 e 40
Silver, mine output, Ag content5 kilograms 4,168 2,457 1,804 1,500 e 1,500
Tin, mine output, Sn content:5                  
Of tin concentrate   77 149 171 170 e 170
Of tin-tungsten concentrate   72   63   41   40 r, e 40
Total   149 212 212 210 r, e 210
Metal, refinede   32 4 30 30 30 30
Tungsten, mine output, W content:5                  
Of tungsten concentrate   3 1 1   -- e   --
Of tin-tungsten concentrate   84   73   48   30 e 30
Total   87 74 49 30 e 30
Zinc, mine output, Zn content5   279 437 467 500 r 500
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Barite   24,651 30,370 31,015 18,000 e 20,000
Cement, hydraulic   338,025 393,355 377,961 400,000 e 600,000
Clays:  
Bentonite3   998 978 900 e 900 e 900
Fire clay and fire clay powder3   659 331 300 e 300 e 300
Feldspare, 3   12,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Gypsum   44,857 48,067 64,609 113,000 e 100,000
Nitrogen, N content of ammonia   64,782 78,000 28,000 r 21,000 r 62,500
Precious and semiprecious stones:  
Jade kilograms 2,342,108 8,318,261 8,200,000 r, e, 3 10,800,000 r, e, 3 11,000,000
Diamonde carats 5 5 5 5 5
Rubies, sapphires, spinel3 do. 8,970,441 8,350,695 8,630,000 4,769,511 r 4,700,000
Salte, 6 thousand tons 35 35 35 35 35
Stone:  
Dolomite   2,523 166 4,922 3,400 e 3,000
Limestone, crushed and brokene thousand tons 2,000 2,400 2,600 3,200 3,000
MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATERIALS
Coal, lignite   40,309 52,811 41,736 57,000 e 57,000
Gas, natural:  
Grosse million cubic meters 6,900 3 9,400 3 9,700 9,400 9,400
Marketed do. 6,213 3 8,477 3 8,804 8,500 e 8,500
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 1--Continued
BURMA:  PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
  
Commodity2   1999   2000   2001   2002 2003e
MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATERIALS--Continued  
Petroleum:  
Crude thousand 42-gallon barrels 3,394    3,538 4,696 4,920 e 5,000
Refinery products7 do.   5,605    5,536   5,286   5,500 e 5,500
eEstimated.  rRevised.  -- Zero. 
1Table includes data available through September 30, 2004.
2In addition to the commodities listed, construction aggregates, sand and gravel, and silica sand are produced, but available information is inadequate to make
reliable estimates of output levels.
3Data are for fiscal year ending March 31 of the following year.
4Reported figure.
5Data are for the production by the state-owned mining enterprises under the Ministry of Mines.
6Brine salt production, in metric tons, reported by the Government was 1999--61,674; 2000--69,245; 2001--61,466; 2002--60,000 (estimated); and
2003--not available.
7Includes diesel, distillate fuel oil, gasoline, jet fuel, kerosene,and residual fuel oil.
Sources:  International Fertilizer Industry Association, Ammonia Statistics 2003; Ministry of Mines and Central Statistical Organization (Yangon), Statistical.
Yearbook 2001; Myanmar Times & Business Reviews, May 2004; Selected Monthly Economic Indicators, January 2001-February 2002; Asian Mining
Yearbook 2000, p. 18; World Bureau of Metal Statistics, July 2004.