TABLE 1 |
VENEZUELA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
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(Thousand metric
tons unless otherwise specified) |
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Commodity |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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METALS |
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Aluminum: |
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Alumina |
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1,469 |
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1,755 |
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1,833 |
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1,901 |
r |
1,882 |
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Bauxite |
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4,166 |
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4,361 |
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4,585 |
r |
5,191 |
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5,446 |
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Metal,
primary, unalloyed |
metric tons |
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570,321 |
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570,870 |
r |
570,580 |
r |
605,290 |
r |
601,290 |
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Gold,
mine output, Au content |
kilograms |
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5,946 |
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7,332 |
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9,076 |
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9,465 |
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8,190 |
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Iron
and steel: |
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Iron
ore and concentrate, gross weight |
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14,051 |
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17,350 |
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16,902 |
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16,684 |
r |
17,954 |
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Iron
ore and concentrate, metal content |
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9,292 |
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11,092 |
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10,817 |
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11,092 |
r |
11,936 |
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Metal,
direct-reduced iron |
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5,071 |
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6,401 |
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5,903 |
r |
6,824 |
r |
6,645 |
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Ferroalloys: |
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[1] |
Ferromanganese |
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10,694 |
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15,655 |
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12,715 |
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-- |
r |
-- |
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Ferronickel |
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-- |
|
133 |
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32,300 |
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51,700 |
r |
57,300 |
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Silicomanganese |
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47,635 |
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69,735 |
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56,640 |
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36,794 |
r |
30,632 |
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Ferrosilicon2 |
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38,886 |
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56,926 |
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46,236 |
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99,576 |
r |
90,543 |
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Total |
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97,215 |
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142,449 |
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147,891 |
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188,070 |
r |
178,475 |
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Steel,
crude |
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3,261 |
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3,835 |
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3,814 |
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4,164 |
r |
3,930 |
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Semimanufactures,
hot-rolled |
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2,599 |
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2,858 |
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2,797 |
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3,000 |
e |
2,900 |
e |
Lead,
secondary, refinede |
metric tons |
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25,000 |
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30,000 |
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30,000 |
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30,000 |
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30,000 |
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Nickel:
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Mine
output, Ni content |
do. |
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-- |
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2,540 |
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13,600 |
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18,600 |
r |
20,700 |
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Ferronickel,
Ni content |
do. |
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-- |
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40 |
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9,700 |
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15,500 |
r |
17,200 |
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INDUSTRIAL MINERALS |
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Amphibolite |
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-- |
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-- |
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14,230 |
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18,610 |
r |
3,520 |
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Cement,
hydraulic |
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8,500 |
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8,600 |
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8,700 |
e |
7,000 |
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7,000 |
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Clays: |
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Kaolin |
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12 |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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-- |
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Other |
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2,180 |
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2,319 |
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4,664 |
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2,643 |
r |
2,600 |
e |
Diamond: |
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Gem |
carats |
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59,446 |
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29,280 |
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14,321 |
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45,707 |
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11,080 |
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Industrial |
do. |
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35,698 |
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80,317 |
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27,826 |
r |
61,060 |
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23,710 |
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Total |
do. |
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95,144 |
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109,597 |
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42,147 |
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106,767 |
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34,790 |
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Feldspar |
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125 |
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130 |
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142 |
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147 |
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149 |
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Gypsum |
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42 |
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25 |
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5 |
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-- |
r |
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Lime |
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400 |
3 |
400 |
3 |
400 |
e |
400 |
e |
400 |
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Nitrogen,
N content of ammonia |
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522 |
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423 |
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808 |
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666 |
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650 |
e |
Phosphate
rock: |
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Gross
weight |
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366 |
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389 |
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399 |
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390 |
r |
260 |
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Content
of P2O5 |
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99 |
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105 |
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114 |
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111 |
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75 |
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Pyrophyllitee |
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32 |
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32 |
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32 |
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32 |
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32 |
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Salt,
evaporatede |
metric tons |
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350,000 |
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350,000 |
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350,000 |
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350,000 |
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350,000 |
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Serpentinite,
crushede |
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550 |
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550 |
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550 |
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550 |
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550 |
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Stone,
sand and gravel: |
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Stone: |
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Dolomite |
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-- |
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12 |
|
66 |
r |
92 |
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100 |
e |
Granite |
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1,151 |
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581 |
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796 |
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750 |
e |
750 |
e |
Limestone4 |
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13,735 |
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11,302 |
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18,158 |
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13,434 |
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13,500 |
e |
Sand
and gravel |
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5,431 |
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3,106 |
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8,601 |
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4,677 |
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4,700 |
e |
Silica
sand4 |
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295 |
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422 |
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627 |
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690 |
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700 |
e |
Sulfur,
petroleum byproduct |
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68 |
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328 |
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322 |
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283 |
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300 |
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MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS |
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Carbon
blacke |
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60 |
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60 |
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60 |
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60 |
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60 |
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Coal,
bituminous |
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6,593 |
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7,910 |
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7,685 |
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8,097 |
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7,034 |
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Gas,
natural: |
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Gross |
million cubic meters |
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57,062 |
r |
61,878 |
r |
62,941 |
r |
61,982 |
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61,657 |
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Marketed |
do. |
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34,148[2] |
r |
36,597 |
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35,347 |
r |
33,124 |
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26,060 |
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Natural
gas liquids: |
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Natural
gasoline |
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
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12,379 |
r |
10,281 |
r |
10,619 |
r |
11,619 |
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11,500 |
e |
Liquid
petroleum gas |
do. |
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56,629 |
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53,649 |
r |
54,360 |
r |
57,206 |
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55,000 |
e |
Total |
do. |
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69,008 |
r |
63,930 |
r |
64,979 |
r |
68,825 |
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66,500 |
e |
See footnotes at
end of table. |
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TABLE 1--Continued |
VENEZUELA: PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1 |
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(Thousand metric
tons unless otherwise specified) |
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Commodity |
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1999 |
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2000 |
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2001 |
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2002 |
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2003 |
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MINERAL FUELS AND
RELATED MATERIALS--Continued |
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Petroleum: |
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Crude |
thousand 42-gallon barrels |
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1,116,705 |
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1,151,436 |
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1,115,075 |
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1,105,793 |
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964,695 |
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Refinery
products: |
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Liquefied
petroleum gas |
do. |
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3,679 |
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4,530 |
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4,931 |
r |
7,961 |
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6,500 |
e |
Gasoline,
motor |
do. |
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71,887 |
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73,460 |
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74,128 |
r |
68,565 |
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55,000 |
e |
Naphtha
and other gasolines |
do. |
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70,405 |
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66,350 |
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63,601 |
r |
79,461 |
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64,000 |
e |
Jet
fuel |
do. |
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35,022 |
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34,226 |
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32,233 |
r |
32,113 |
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26,000 |
e |
Kerosene |
do. |
|
146 |
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-- |
|
157 |
r |
-- |
|
125 |
e |
Distillate
fuel oil |
do. |
|
121,465 |
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116,176 |
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110,642 |
r |
114,584 |
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92,000 |
e |
Lubricants |
do. |
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2,033 |
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1,880 |
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1,814 |
r |
1,723 |
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1,350 |
e |
Residual
fuel oil |
do. |
|
73,624 |
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92,046 |
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92,914 |
r |
81,475 |
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65,000 |
e |
Asphalt |
do. |
|
12,990 |
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12,297 |
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11,581 |
r |
11,129 |
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9,000 |
e |
Petroleum
coke |
do. |
|
2,869 |
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10,454 |
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11,362 |
r |
12,235 |
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9,500 |
e |
Parafins |
do. |
|
157 |
|
193 |
|
150 |
|
153 |
|
125 |
e |
For
internal consumption |
do. |
|
25,032 |
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24,667 |
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28,010 |
r |
30,328 |
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24,000 |
e |
Unspecified |
do. |
|
2,584 |
|
2,295 |
|
1,447 |
r |
1,507 |
|
1,200 |
e |
Gains
and losses |
do. |
|
2,807 |
|
-281 |
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-3,409 |
r |
15,783 |
|
16,200 |
e |
Total6 |
do. |
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424,700 |
|
438,293 |
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429,561 |
r |
457,017 |
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370,000 |
e |
eEstimated; estimated data are rounded to no more than three
significant digits; may not add to totals shown. rRevised. -- Zero. |
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1Table includes data available through September 30, 2004. |
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2Production of 75% silicon-content ferrosilicon. |
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3Excludes production under contract with the Government. |
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4Reported figure. |
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5Includes condensate and bitumen for the production of Orimulsión. |
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6Excludes byproduct sulfur, which is reported in the industrial
minerals portion of this table, but includes losses. |
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