 Helium |
| In the mid-1990s, a new plant in Arzew, Algeria producing 1.7 x 107 m3 began operation, with enough production to cover all of Europe's demand. In 2004-2006 a plant in Skikda was built, but as
of early 2007, the plant has yet to start up.
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| Current output is around 23 million cubic km, which is predicted to rise to 33 million cubic km by 2030. |
| Algeria quickly became the second leading producer of helium. Figures for 2002 show the USA produced 86% of the world's helium, Algeria 9% and Russia/Poland 5%. |
| Calcium |
| Algeria's production of gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) in 2006 was 1.033 million tonnes. World production of gypsum in 2006 was 142.5 millions tonnes.
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| Iron |
| Algeria's production of iron ore in 2006 was 2.34 million tonnes tonnes. Total world production of iron ore in 2006 was 1.81
billion tonnes.
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| Production of pig iron in Algeria in 2006 was 1.093 million tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8 million
tonnes.
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| Barium |
| In 2006, Algeria produced 64787 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, Algeria's mine production of gold was 377 kg. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
| Mercury |
| Algeria's mercury production has dropped from 307 thousand tonnes in 2002, to 175 thousand tonnes in 2003 to zero by 2006. |
| Lead |
| In 2006, Algeria's production of refined lead was approx. 6000 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was
8 million tonnes.
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