TABLE 1 |
THAILAND: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES 1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
|
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
METALS |
|
|
|
|
|
Antimony: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
weight |
|
|
130 |
|
178 |
|
40 |
|
3 |
|
83 |
Sb
content |
|
|
59 |
|
84 |
|
18 |
|
1 |
|
38 |
Metal,
smelter |
|
|
40 |
|
16 |
|
12 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
Gold |
kilograms |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
320 |
|
4,950 |
|
4,269 |
Iron
and steel: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Iron
ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
weight |
|
|
122,633 |
|
100 |
|
50 |
|
570,110 |
|
9,675 |
Fe
contente |
|
|
61,000 |
|
50 |
|
25 |
|
285,000 |
|
4,800 |
Crude
steel |
thousand tons |
|
1,532 |
|
2,100 |
|
2,127 |
|
2,538 |
r |
3,572 |
Lead: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
weight |
|
|
23,783 |
|
24,760 |
|
800 |
|
6,500 |
|
-- |
Pb
content |
|
|
11,900 |
|
15,600 |
|
500 |
|
3,200 |
|
-- |
Metal,
refined: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Primary |
|
|
3,025 |
|
3,390 |
|
3,500 |
|
2,000 |
r |
2,000 |
Secondary |
|
|
23,741 |
|
23,803 |
|
23,000 |
r |
28,000 |
r |
28,000 |
Total |
|
|
26,766 |
|
27,193 |
|
26,500 |
r |
30,000 |
r |
30,000 |
Manganese
ore: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Battery-
and chemical-grade, 75% MnO2 |
|
|
46 |
|
225 |
|
45 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
Metallurgical-grade,
46% to 50% MnO2 |
|
|
675 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
Total,
gross weight |
|
|
721 |
|
225 |
|
45 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
Total
Mn contente |
|
|
360 |
|
110 |
|
23 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
Silver |
kilograms |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
1,159 |
|
18,018 |
|
12,496 |
Tantalum,
metal and oxide powder |
|
|
98 |
|
210 |
|
150 |
|
200 |
|
150 |
Tin: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
Gross
weight |
|
|
3,400 |
|
2,363 |
|
2,383 |
|
1,384 |
|
980 |
Sn
content |
|
|
2,712 |
|
1,930 |
|
1,950 |
|
1,130 |
|
793 |
Metal,
smelter, primary |
|
|
17,306 |
|
17,076 |
|
22,387 |
|
17,548 |
|
15,763 |
Tungsten
concentrate: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
weight |
|
|
54 |
|
54 |
|
92 |
|
53 |
|
390 |
W
contente |
|
|
30 |
|
30 |
|
50 |
r |
31 |
r |
208 |
Zinc: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ore: |
|
|
|
|
Gross
weight |
|
|
185,752 |
|
159,093 |
|
88,664 |
|
151,876 |
r |
148,297 |
Zn
contente |
|
|
24,000 |
|
27,000 |
|
15,300 |
|
33,600 |
|
37,100 |
Metal,
primary |
|
|
75,639 |
|
77,525 |
|
74,129 |
|
72,502 |
|
69,600 |
Alloy,
Zn content |
|
|
21,653 |
|
23,617 |
|
30,668 |
|
32,646 |
|
44,086 |
Zirconium
concentrate, gross weight |
|
|
-- |
|
100 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
|
-- |
INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Barite |
|
|
76,092 |
|
56,180 |
|
23,559 |
|
137,469 |
|
115,600 |
Cement,
hydraulic |
thousand tons |
|
25,354 |
|
25,499 |
|
27,913 |
|
31,679 |
|
32,530 |
Clays: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ball
clay |
|
|
317,877 |
|
394,154 |
|
341,272 |
|
450,818 |
|
579,404 |
Kaolin,
marketable: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficiated,
washed |
|
|
113,005 |
|
201,226 |
|
168,063 |
|
127,132 |
|
184,562 |
Nonbeneficiated,
unwashed |
|
|
243,213 |
|
286,912 |
|
125,133 |
|
168,883 |
|
373,811 |
Filler |
|
|
14,765 |
|
19,836 |
|
13,520 |
|
3,150 |
|
950 |
Diatomite |
|
|
2,332 |
|
390 |
|
720 |
|
780 |
|
1,288 |
Feldspar |
|
|
626,415 |
|
542,991 |
|
710,543 |
|
783,733 |
|
824,990 |
Fluorspar,
crude, metallurgical-grade |
|
|
13,005 |
|
4,745 |
|
3,020 |
|
2,270 |
|
2,368 |
Gemstones |
thousand carats |
|
1,267 |
|
928 |
|
1,071 |
|
1,597 |
|
716 |
Gypsum |
thousand tons |
|
5,005 |
|
5,830 |
|
6,191 |
|
6,326 |
|
7,291 |
Mica |
|
|
78 |
|
107 |
|
72 |
|
-- |
|
-- |
Perlite |
|
|
5,800 |
|
6,000 |
|
9,915 |
|
7,600 |
|
5,700 |
Phosphate
rock, crude |
|
|
3,880 |
|
3,260 |
|
2,359 |
|
3,680 |
|
13,870 |
See footnotes at
end of table. |
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TABLE 1--Continued |
THAILAND: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES 1 |
|
(Metric tons
unless otherwise specified) |
|
Commodity |
1999 |
|
2000 |
|
2001 |
|
2002 |
|
2003 |
INDUSTRIAL
MINERALS--Continued |
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|
|
|
|
Salt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rock |
|
|
739,502 |
|
792,250 |
|
852,565 |
|
908,968 |
|
892,243 |
Othere |
|
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
100,000 |
Sand,
silica, glass |
|
|
531,588 |
|
471,547 |
|
513,880 |
|
781,014 |
|
1,293,929 |
Stone: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Calcite |
|
|
72,130 |
|
87,100 |
|
159,050 |
|
172,760 |
|
232,025 |
Dolomite |
|
|
485,393 |
|
625,127 |
|
871,308 |
|
933,209 |
|
865,708 |
Granite: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dimension
stone |
cubic meters |
|
6,190 |
|
7,595 |
|
6,659 |
|
7,597 |
|
9,866 |
Industrial
rock |
thousand tons |
|
2,139 |
|
2,154 |
|
2,546 |
|
3,370 |
|
3,107 |
Limestone: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For
cement manufacture only |
do. |
|
48,306 |
|
43,492 |
|
46,984 |
|
54,214 |
r |
46,362 |
Construction and other uses |
do. |
|
35,853 |
|
37,017 |
|
40,100 |
r |
56,226 |
r |
66,073 |
Marble,
dimension stone and fragment |
cubic meters |
|
294,337 |
|
270,036 |
|
314,445 |
|
461,272 |
|
339,166 |
Marl
for cement manufacture only |
|
|
32,044 |
|
7,290 |
|
7,755 |
|
83,135 |
|
80,405 |
Quartz |
|
|
3,760 |
|
5,177 |
|
48,908 |
|
32,954 |
|
65,559 |
Shale
for cement manufacture only |
thousand tons |
|
3,223 |
|
3,110 |
|
3,364 |
|
5,017 |
|
3,488 |
Talc
and related materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pyrophyllite |
|
|
38,053 |
|
46,011 |
|
59,602 |
|
103,496 |
|
73,556 |
Talc |
|
|
4,960 |
|
7,390 |
|
6,838 |
|
1,702 |
|
8,501 |
MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Coal,
lignite |
thousand tons |
|
18,261 |
r |
17,786 |
r |
19,607 |
r |
19,572 |
r |
18,830 |
Natural
gas, gross production |
million cubic meters |
|
19,307 |
|
20,190 |
|
19,637 |
|
20,527 |
r |
21,767 |
Petroleum: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crude |
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
|
12,412 |
|
21,147 |
r |
22,599 |
r |
27,582 |
r |
35,158 |
Natural
gas condensate |
do. |
|
18,115 |
|
19,060 |
r |
18,924 |
r |
19,609 |
|
22,872 |
Refinery products: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liquefied
petroleum gas |
do. |
|
28,853 |
|
32,511 |
|
37,067 |
|
37,069 |
|
38,872 |
Gasoline |
do. |
|
54,290 |
|
50,862 |
|
52,376 |
|
51,896 |
|
54,342 |
Jet
fuel |
do. |
|
25,908 |
|
27,347 |
|
26,651 |
|
29,373 |
|
26,778 |
Kerosene |
do. |
|
2,181 |
|
3,090 |
|
3,693 |
|
3,457 |
|
4,386 |
Distillate fuel oil |
do. |
|
49,242 |
|
43,970 |
|
40,669 |
|
37,610 |
|
38,248 |
Residual
fuel oile |
do. |
|
22,000 |
|
22,000 |
|
22,000 |
|
22,000 |
|
23,000 |
Unspecifiede, 2 |
do. |
|
3,500 |
|
3,500 |
|
3,500 |
|
3,500 |
|
3,500 |
Total3 |
do. |
|
186,000 |
|
183,000 |
|
186,000 |
|
185,000 |
|
189,000 |
eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three
significant digits; may not add to totals shown. rRevised. -- Zero. |
1Includes data available through September 3, 2004. |
2Includes refinery fuel and refinery gains or losses. |
3Data are rounded to three significant digits; may not add to
total shown. |
|
Sources: Department of Mineral Resources, Mineral
Statistics of Thailand, 1998-2003 and Metal Statistical Yearbook, 2003; |
Ministry of
Commerce, Energy Policy and Planning Office, Energy Data Notebook, 1989-2003,
15-year Series Report. |
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