Table 3.28. Rate of exploitation of major mineral resources
(extraction/losses)
Mineral resources |
Year |
| |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Natural gas, billion m3 |
18.484 |
17.572 |
18.435 |
18.185 |
18.03 |
| |
0.044 |
0.042 |
0.054 |
0.035 |
0.037 |
Bituminous coal, million
tons |
83.546 |
66.732 |
49.374 |
50.276 |
50.60 |
| |
18.162 |
16.050 |
8.181 |
9.031 |
7.80 |
Iron ore, million tons |
145.460 |
112.940 |
103.110 |
115.521 |
113.30 |
| |
5.340 |
4.770 |
4.194 |
4.384 |
4.00 |
Manganese ore, million
tons |
9.993 |
7.648 |
7.224 |
7.203 |
5.57 |
| |
0.667 |
0.511 |
0.525 |
0.546 |
0.45 |
Rock-salt, million tons |
6.166 |
3.968 |
3.546 |
2.913 |
2.47 |
| |
8.640 |
12.117 |
5.976 |
5.888 |
5.35 |
Potassium salt, million
tons |
1.884 |
1.566 |
1.034 |
0.803 |
0.41 |
| |
0.952 |
0.750 |
0.545 |
0.084 |
0.04 |
Native sulphur, million
tons |
0.430 |
0.392 |
0.202 |
0.420 |
0.42 |
| |
0.005 |
0.007 |
0.003 |
0.003 |
0.002 |
Graphite, thousand tons |
6.000 |
6.000 |
5.700 |
6.700 |
4.60 |
| |
2.000 |
No data |
0.400 |
0.500 |
0.20 |
Kaolin, million tons |
3.182 |
1.868 |
1.479 |
1.347 |
1.230 |
| |
0.314 |
0.733 |
0.141 |
0.203 |
0.099 |
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