TABLE 1
REPUBLIC OF KOREA:  PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES 1
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified)
Commodity     1999   2000   2001   2002   2003  
METALS
Bismuth, metal     108 71 106 69 116 e
Cadmium, smelter     1,791 1,911 1,879 1,827 2,175
Copper:    
Smeltere     370,000 410,000 410,000 410,000 460,000
Refined, primary and secondary     450,444 467,900 473,624 494,561 509,970
Gold, metal   kilograms 25,730 22,605 28,595 26,181 40,262
Iron and steel:    
Iron ore and concentrate:    
Gross weight   thousand tons 410 336 195 365 r 365
Fe content   do. 230 188 109 164 r 161
Metal:    
Pig iron   do. 23,329   24,938   25,898   26,570   27,314  
Ferroalloys:    
Ferromanganese     140,208 146,373 143,525 137,000 141,000
Ferrosilicomanganese     116,091 103,522 101,877 94,000 --
Other     4,639   4,676   4,452   --   --  
Total     260,938 254,571 249,854 231,000 141,000
Steel, crude   thousand tons 41,042 43,107 43,852 45,390 46,310
Lead:    
Mine output, Pb content     1,822 2,724 988 28 --
Metal, smelter     143,583 170,704 161,000 178,722 169,297
Nickel     20,235 29,890 26,429 30,337 31,000 e
Silver, metal   kilograms 488,792 591,130 664,533 973,140 947,781
Zinc:    
Mine output, Zn content     9,832 11,474 5,129 99 --
Metal, primary     429,766 473,897 503,315 600,027 644,218
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Barite     -- 30 -- -- --
Cement, hydraulic   thousand tons 48,579 51,424 52,046 55,514 59,199
Clays, kaolin   do. 1,858 2,098 2,384 2,831 2,500 e
Diatomaceous earth     30,222 34,143 27,530 20,666 15,636
Feldspar     409,334 330,417 389,361 415,580 477,012
Graphite, all types     62 65 65 94 58
Mica, all grades     24,733 65,249 109,339 29,870 33,645
Nitrogen, N content of ammonia     489,000 369,000 368,000 153,000 154,641
Salte     750,000 800,000 800,000 800,000 800,000
Soda ash, manufacturede     310,000 310,000 310,000 310,000 310,000
Stone, sand and gravel:    
Limestone   thousand  tons 74,061 77,868 79,521 83,767 88,525
Quartzite   do. 2,160 2,321 2,377 3,041 2,966
Sand, including glass sand   do. 1,306   879   900   891   480  
Sulfur, byproduct:e    
Metallurgy   do. 528 572 665 680 690
Petroleum   do. 600   600   600   610   610  
Total   do. 1,130 1,170 1,270 1,290 1,300
Talc and related materials:    
Pyrophyllite     754,657 917,973 1,101,825 889,961 912,285
Talc     15,313 11,344 47,712 37,863 47,911
MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATERIALS
Carbon black     438,128 454,699 438,128 459,985 r 464,941
Coal, anthracite   thousand tons 4,197 4,174 3,817 3,318 3,298
Fuel briquets, anthracite briquetse     13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000 13,000
Petroleum refinery products   thousand 42-gallon barrels     897,373   911,761   930,000 e 940,000 e 950,000 e
eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to total shown.  rRevised.   -- Zero.
1Table includes data available through June 1, 2004.