Silicon |
Kazakhstan produced 68000 tons of silicon in 2006. World production of silicon in 2006 was 5.1 million tons. |
Sulfur |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced 2 million tonnes of sulfur. Total world production was 65.7 million tonnes. |
Scandium |
Several uranium deposits in Kazakhstan contain scandium, but as of 2003 scandium was not being extracted from the ore residues. |
Vanadium |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced approx. 1000 tonnes. |
Chromium |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced 3.366 million tonnes of chromium ores and concentrates. Total worldwide production in 2006 was
19.2 million tonnes.
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Iron |
Kazakhstan's production of iron ore in 2006 was approx. 20 million tonnes. Total world production of iron ore in 2006 was
1.81 billion tonnes.
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Production of pig iron in Kazakhstan in 2006 was 3.393 million tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8
million tonnes.
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Copper |
In 2006, Kazakhstan's production of copper by mining was approx. 459200 tonnes, total world production was 15.1 million tonnes. |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced 429700 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes. |
Zinc |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced around 364000 tonnes of zinc, around 3.54% of the world total. |
Gallium |
Data on world production of primary gallium are unavailable because data on the output of the few producers are considered
to be proprietary.
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In 2007, world primary production was estimated to be about 80 metric tons. China, Germany, Japan, and Ukraine were the leading producers. |
Countries with smaller output were Hungary, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Slovakia. Refined gallium production was estimated to be about 103 metric tons; this figure includes some scrap refining. |
Gallium was recycled from new scrap in Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. |
Arsenic |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced approx. 1500 tonnes of white arsenic (As2O3).
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Selenium |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced approx. 40 tonnes of selenium. |
Cadmium |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced approx. 2000 tonnes of cadmium, world production was around 21100 tonnes. |
Barium |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced approx. 270 thousand 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, Kazakhstan's mine production of gold was approx. 10 tonnes. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
Lead |
In 2006, Kazakhstan produced 62000 tonnes of lead from mining. The total amount of lead mined in 2006 was 3.5 million tonnes. |
In 2006, Kazakhstan's production of refined lead was 125900 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was 8 million
tonnes.
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Uranium |
Kazakhstan was the third largest producer of uranium in 2006, 5279 tonnes, around 13.5% of the world total. |