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Norway
Silicon
Norway produced 280000 tons of silicon in 2006. World production of silicon in 2006 was 5.1 million tons.
Scandium
The Iveland-Evje Region in Norway and Madagascar are the only locations where minable deposits of minerals with high scandium content, thortveitite (Y,Sc)2(Si2O7) and kolbeckite (ScPO4.2H2O).
Titanium
In 2006, Norway produced 850000 tonnes of ilmenite (FeTiO3), one of only two commercially important titanium ores.
Iron
Norway's production of iron ore in 2006 was 620 thousand tonnes. Total world production of iron ore in 2006 was 1.81 billion tonnes.
Production of pig iron in Norway in 2006 was approx. 100000 tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8 million tonnes.
Cobalt
In 2006, Norway produced 4900 tonnes of cobalt metal. Total world production of cobalt metal, in 2006, was 53400 tonnes.
Nickel
Norway's mine production of nickel in 2006 was 362 tonnes. Worldwide mine production of nickel in 2006 was 1.526 million tonnes.
Norway's combined smelter/refinery production of nickel in 2006 was 82257 tonnes. Worldwide smelter/refinery production of nickel in 2006 was 1.337 million tonnes.
Copper
In 2006, Norway produced 39700 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes.
Molybdenum
The Knaben mine in southern Norway was opened in 1885, making it the first molybdenum mine. It remained open until 1973.
Cadmium
In 2006, Norway produced 125 tonnes of cadmium, world production was around 21100 tonnes.
Thorium
It's believed that Norway has reserves of around 180 tonnes of monazite, the primary thorium mineral.