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TITANIUM MINERAL PRODUCTION
AND RESOURCES IN THE WORLD
| Ilmenite and rutile world mine
production, reserves and reserve base. Based on J.M.Gambogi, U.S.Geological Survey,
Mineral Commodity Summaries, Nov. 1999, with modified data for Norway by NGU. Data in 1000
metric tons of contained TiO2. |
ILMENITE |
Ilmenite mine production 1998 |
Ilmenite reserves |
Ilmenite reserve base |
| Australia |
1355 |
28
% |
81000 |
21
% |
120000 |
20
% |
| South Africa
(slag) |
935 |
19
% |
63000 |
16
% |
63000 |
11
% |
| Canada (slag) |
760 |
16
% |
31000 |
8
% |
36000 |
6
% |
| Norway (ilm. and
slag) |
266 |
5
% |
57000 |
14
% |
38000 |
7
% |
| USA (incl. SR
and R) |
601 |
12
% |
13000 |
3
% |
59000 |
10
% |
| India |
162 |
3
% |
30000 |
8
% |
38000 |
6
% |
| Malaysia |
126 |
3
% |
0 |
|
1000 |
0
% |
| China |
175 |
4
% |
30000 |
8
% |
41000 |
7
% |
| Other countries |
498 |
10
% |
99900 |
26
% |
142000 |
24
% |
| World total
ilmenite |
4878 |
100
% |
404900 |
100
% |
538000 |
100
% |
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RUTILE |
Rutile mine production 1998 |
Rutile reserves |
Rutile reserve base |
| Australia |
225 |
54
% |
17000 |
30
% |
51000 |
19
% |
| South Africa
(slag) |
112 |
27
% |
8300 |
15
% |
8300 |
3
% |
| Norway |
0 |
0
% |
9000 |
16
% |
10000 |
4
% |
| USA (incl. SR
and R) |
7 |
2
% |
700 |
1
% |
1800 |
1
% |
| India |
13 |
3
% |
6600 |
12
% |
7700 |
3
% |
| Ukraine |
48 |
11
% |
2500 |
4
% |
2500 |
1
% |
| Other countries |
13 |
3
% |
12840 |
23
% |
189800 |
70
% |
| World total
rutile |
418 |
100
% |
56940 |
100
% |
271100 |
100
% |
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| World
total (ilm. + rutile) |
5296 |
|
460840 |
|
807100 |
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