 Silicon |
| Spain produced 55000 tons of silicon in 2006. World production of silicon in 2006 was 5.1 million tons. |
| Sulfur |
| In 2006, Spain produced 651 thousand tonnes of sulfur. Total world production was 65.7 million tonnes. |
| Nickel |
| Spain's mine production of nickel in 2006 was 6400 tonnes. Worldwide mine production of nickel in 2006 was 1.526 million tonnes. |
| Calcium |
| In 2006, Spain produced 146946 tonnes of fluorspar (CaF2). World production was around 5.5 million tonnes.
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| Spain's production of gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) in 2006 was 12.5 million tonnes. World production of gypsum in 2006 was 142.5 millions tonnes.
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| Iron |
| Production of pig iron in Spain in 2006 was 3.396 million tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8 million
tonnes.
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| Copper |
| In 2006, Spain's production of copper by mining was 8700 tonnes, total world production was 15.1 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, Spain produced 299146 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes. |
| Bromine |
| In 2006, Spain produced approx. 100 tonnes, world wide production was 481 thousand tonnes. |
| Strontium |
| In 2006, Spain produced 272000 tonnes of strontium minerals. |
| Barium |
| In 2006, Spain produced 45000 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, Spain's mine production of gold was 1.565 tonnes. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
| Mercury |
| In 2002, Spain produced over 726 thousand tonnes of mercury (33% of the world's total), the following year this rose to 745
thousand tonnes (35%). 2004-2006 saw production drop to zero.
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| Beginning in 1558, with the invention of the patio process to extract silver from ore using mercury, mercury became an essential
resource in the economy of Spain and its American colonies.
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| Lead |
| In 2006, Spain's production of refined lead was 131000 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was 8 million
tonnes.
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