 Lithium |
| Argentina is currently the second largest producer of lithium in the world, where it is recovered from brine pools. |
| Argentina has deposits of spodumene (the most important of the lithium ores) LiAlSi2O6.
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| Calcium |
| In 2006, Argentina produced 8278 tonnes of fluorspar (CaF2). World production was around 5.5 million tonnes.
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| Argentina's production of gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) in 2006 was approx. 1.2 million tonnes. World production of gypsum in 2006 was 142.5 millions tonnes.
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| Iron |
| Production of pig iron in Argentina in 2006 was 4.426 million tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8
million tonnes.
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| Copper |
| In 2006, Argentina's production of copper by mining was 180144 tonnes, total world production was 15.1 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, Argentina produced approx. 16000 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes. |
| Strontium |
| In 2006, Argentina produced approx. 19822 tonnes of strontium minerals. |
| Barium |
| In 2006, Argentina produced 6276 tonnes of barytes (BaSO4), the main source of barium. World production of barytes in 2006 was 8.8 million tonnes.
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| Gold |
| In 2006, Argentina's mine production of gold was 44.131 tonnes. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
| Lead |
| In 2006, Argentina produced 12778 tonnes of lead from mining. The total amount of lead mined in 2006 was 3.5 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, Argentina's production of refined lead was 49064 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was 8 million
tonnes.
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