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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