TABLE 2
VENEZUELA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
								Annual
Commodity				Major operating companies and major equity owners		Location of main facilities		capacity
Alumina				C.V.G. Bauxilum C.A. (Corporación Venezolana de Guayana,		Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar State		1,800.
				99%, and Alusuisse Lonza Holding, 1%)
Aluminum				C.V.G. Aluminio del Caroní, S.A. (Corporación Venezolana		do.		210.
				de Guayana, 82%, and Alcoa, 7.3%)
Do.				C.V.G. Venezolana de Aluminio C.A. (Corporación		do.		430.
				Venezolana de Guayana, 80%, and Showa Denko K.K., Kobe
				Steel Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi
				Materials Corp., Mitsubishi Aluminum Co., and Marubeni
				Corp., 20%)
Bauxite				C.V.G. Bauxilum C.A. (Corporación Venezolana de Guayana,		Los Pijiguaos, Bolivar State		6,000.
				100%)
Cement				CEMEX Venezuela, S.A. C.A. (Cementos Mexicanos S.A. de		Barquisimeto, Lara State; Maracaibo, Zulia		4,600.
				C.V., 100%)		State; Pertigalete, Anzoategui State; San
						Cristobal, Tachira State
Do.				LaFarge Venezuela (LaFarge Group)		La Vega, Miranda State and San Cristobal,		1,750.
						Tachira State
Do.				Holcim (Venezuela) S.A. (Holcim Group, 50%)		Carupano, Sucre State; San Sebastian de		2,200.
						los Reyes, Aragua State
Do.				C.A. Fábrica Nacional de Cementos (Lafarge France, 46.13%)		Palmira and Ocumare del Tuy, Miranda State		1,330.
Do.				Cementos Catatumbo (Lafarge France, 23.32%)		Montellano, Zulia State		650.
Do.				Cemento Andino		Curcas, Trujillo State		560.
Coal				Carbones del Guasare, S.A. (Carbozulia S.A., 49%; RAG		Paso Diablo, Zulia State, Guasare coal basin		7,000.
				International Coal AG, 24%; Anglo Coal, 24%; private, 3%)
Do.				Carbones de la Guajira, S.A. (Carbones del Mar, S.A., 64%,		Mina Norte and Cachiri, Zulia State, Guasare		1,200.
				and Carbozulia S.A., 36%)		coal basin
Ferrosilicon				Ferroatlántica de Venezuela, S.A. (Ferroatlántica S.L., 80%,		Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar State		80.
				and Corporación Venezolana de Guayana, 20%)
Gold		kilograms		Revemin (Crystallex de Venezuela C.A., 51%, and		Remevin mill, El Callao, Bolivar State		1,500 mill.
				Corporación Venezolana de Guayana, 49%)
Do.		do.		El Callao Mining Corp. (Crystallex de Venezuela C.A., 80%)		La Victoria (Lo Increible), El Callao, Bolivar		1,700.
						State
Do.		do.		Crystallex de Venezuela C.A. (Crystallex International Corp.,		Tomi Mine, El Callao, Bolivar State		1,000.
				100%)
Do.		do.		Minera Hecla Venezolana C.A. (Hecla Mining Inc.)		La Camorra, El Callao, Bolivar State		2,300.
Do.		do.		C.V.G. Compañía General de Minería C.A. (C.V.G.		Colombia and Unión Mines and Caratal and		4,600 plant.
				Ferrominera Orinoco C.A., 66.77%, and Corporación		El Peru plants, El Callao, Bolivar State
				Venezolana de Guayana, 33.23%)
Iron ore				C.V.G. Ferrominera Orinoco C.A. (Corporación Venezolana		Cerro San Isidro, Los Barrancos, and Las		25,000.
				de Guayana, 100%)		Pailas, Bolivar State
Iron ore pellets				do.		Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar State		3,600.
Do.				Siderúrgica del Orinoco C.A. (Cosorcio Siderúrgico Amazonia		do.		7,000.
				Ltd., 70%, and Corporación Venezolana de Guayana, 30%)
Direct-reduced iron				do.		do.		4,600.
Do.				Complejo Siderúrgico de Guayana C.A. (Kobe Steel, 36.7%;		do.		1,000.
				C.V.G. Ferrominera, 17.4%; Tubos de Acero de México,
				S.A., 6.9%; Mitsui and Co. Ltd., Nissho Iwai Corp.,
				Tomen Corp. and Shinsho Corp., 30.3%; International
				Finance Corp., 8.7%)
Do.				Orinoco Iron (International Briquettes Holding, 100%)		Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar State		2,200.
Do.				Venezolana de Prereducidos de Caroní (International		do.		815.
				Briquettes Holding, 100%)
Lime				C.V.G. Compañía Nacional de Cal (Corporación Venezolana				500.
				de Guayana, 100%)
Natural gas		million cubic meters		Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Government, 100%)		Processing plants in Anzoategui, Monagas,		25,000.
						and Zulia States
Nickel				Loma de Níquel C.A. (Anglo American plc, 87.5%; Grupo		Loma de Niquel, Aragua and Miranda States		22 mine.
				Federal de Venezuela, 7.9%; International Finance Corp,				18 plant.
				3.5%; Jourdex Resources Inc., 1.1%)
TABLE 2--Continued
VENEZUELA:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
								Annual
Commodity				Major operating companies and major equity owners		Location of main facilities		capacity
Nitrogen content of ammonia				Fertilizantes Nitrogenados de Oriente S.A. (Pequiven, 35%;		Jose, Anzoategui State		1,070.
				Koch Industries, 35%; Snamprogetti International S.A.,
				20%; Empresas Polar, 10%)
Do.				Pequiven (Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., 100%)		Petrochemical complexes in Zulia and		670.
						Carabobo States
Petroleum:
Crude		million 42-gallon barrels		Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Government, 100%)		Fields in Anzoategui, Apure, Falcon, Guarico,		1,393.
						Monagas, and Zulia States
Crude, synthetic1		do.		Petrozuata (Conoco Inc., 50.1%, and Petróleos de Venesuela		José Industrial Complex, Anzoategui State		40.
				S.A., 49.9%)
Do.		do.		Cerro Negro (ExxonMobil Corporation, 41.665%; Petróleos		do.		40.
				de Venezuela S.A., 41.665%; Veba Oil & Gas, 16.67%)
Do.		do.		SINCOR (TotalElf, 47%; Petrόleos de Venezuela S.A., 38%,		do.		67.
				and Standard Oil Co., 15%)
Refinery products		do.		Petróleos de Venezuela S.A. (Government, 100%)		Refineries in Amuay and Cardon, Falcon State;		366.
						State; Puerto La Cruz and San Roque,
						Anzoategui State; El Palito, Carabobo State;
						Bajo Grande, Zulia State
Steel				Siderúrgica del Orinoco C.A. (Amazonia Consortium, 70%,		Ciudad Guayana, Bolivar State		3,750.
				and Corporación Venezolana de Guayana, 30%)
Do.				Siderúrgica del Turbio C.A. (Siderúrgica Venezolana Sivensa		Antimano, Miranda State; Barquisimento, Lara		840.
				S.A., 100%)		State; Casima, Bolivar State
Sulfur				Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (Government, 100%)		Refineries in Amuay and Cardon, Falcon State;		422.
						El Palito, Carabobo State; San Roque,
						Anzoatequi State
Do.				Petrozuata (Conoco Inc., 50.1%, and Petróleos de		Jose Industrial Complex, Anzoategui State		53.
				Venezuela S.A., 49.9%)
1Extra-heavy crude processing, assumed 330 days per year of operation.