TABLE 7 |
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POLAND: RESOURCES OF MAJOR MINERALS IN 2002 |
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Geologically
documented resources1 |
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Annual |
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Number of
deposits |
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percentage |
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Commodity
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Total |
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Exploited |
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Total |
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Exploited |
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change |
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METALS |
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Copper |
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14 |
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5 |
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2,369 |
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1,451 |
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-5.1 |
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Lead and zinc |
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21 |
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3 |
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180 |
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41 |
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-- |
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INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS |
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Raw materials for chemicals: |
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Sulfur, native |
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17 |
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4 |
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471 |
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41 |
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-4.7 |
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Rock salt |
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20 |
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4 |
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80,251 |
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8,327 |
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-1.6 |
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Barite |
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5 |
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-- |
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6 |
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-- |
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-- |
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Potassium-magnesium
salts |
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5 |
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1 |
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669 |
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72 |
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-- |
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Raw
materials for construction: |
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Chalk |
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186 |
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64 |
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195 |
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36 |
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-23.4 |
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Clay: |
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Argillaceous
material for construction ceramics |
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1,205 |
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390 |
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3,993 |
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628 |
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-4.0 |
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Bentonite |
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8 |
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1 |
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2.7 |
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0.5 |
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-- |
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Ceramic clays |
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28 |
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7 |
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141 |
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11 |
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-- |
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Refractory
clays |
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18 |
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4 |
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56 |
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6 |
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-25.0 |
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Kaolin |
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14 |
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2 |
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215.9 |
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83.5 |
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NA |
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Dolomites |
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11 |
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4 |
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352 |
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163 |
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-1.2 |
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Feldspar ore |
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7 |
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2 |
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86.9 |
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12.3 |
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-- |
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Gypsum
and anhydrite |
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15 |
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4 |
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265 |
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120 |
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-0.7 |
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Magnesite |
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6 |
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1 |
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13.3 |
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3.1 |
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-53.0 |
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Sand
and gravel: |
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Filling sand |
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33 |
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10 |
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4,693 |
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1,196 |
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1.0 |
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Moulding sand |
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77 |
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11 |
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352 |
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118 |
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-0.8 |
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Quartz
sand for brick and concrete |
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158 |
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51 |
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727 |
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149 |
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2.6 |
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Gravel
aggregates |
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4,655 |
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1,676 |
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14,454 |
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3,185 |
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+1.7 |
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Silica: |
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Glass sand |
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30 |
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7 |
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605 |
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138 |
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-1.4 |
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Quartz,
veined |
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7 |
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3 |
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7 |
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6 |
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-- |
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Quartzite,
refractory |
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19 |
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1 |
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16 |
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9 |
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-- |
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Stone: |
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Stone for construction and road
use |
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534 |
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216 |
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8,065 |
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3,860 |
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-1.0 |
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Limestone
and marl for lime and cement use |
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176 |
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38 |
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17,384 |
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6,197 |
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-0.4 |
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MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
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Coal: |
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Bituminous |
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128 |
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46 |
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44,084 |
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15,888 |
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-1.0 |
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Lignite |
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76 |
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10 |
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13,861 |
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2,014 |
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-3 |
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Gas:2 |
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Natural |
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245 |
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183 |
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149 |
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128 |
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+8.5 |
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Coal methane |
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43 |
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18 |
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80 |
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12 |
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-- |
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Petroleum |
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85 |
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73 |
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13 |
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12 |
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-- |
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NA Not available. |
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1Million metric tons unless otherwise specified. |
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2Billion cubic meters. |
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Sources: Central Statistical Office of Poland,
2004, Statistical Yearbook of Industry; Polish Academy of Sciences, 2004,
Minerals Yearbook of Poland. |
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