MINERALS AND METALS PRODUCED IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, 1972
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in African Coiuitrics, 1972
in response to your request of 10 January, we are forwar,'ing
the attached table for briefing of your superiors. t';e hope that
this information meets your requirement.
questions, please contact
responsible analyst.
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Minerals and i?letals Produced
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Quant:i.ties
1972
Porc:cnt
oi' World
Iurcrnt of
in _
Production
Production
U.S. imlarts
Algeria
Million
MOtHc
'I'ons
2.75
less than 1
Angola
6.00
less than 1
flgypt
.50
less than 1
Liberia
26.50
3.4
5
Alauritani.a
9.00
1.2
--
Morocco
.60
less than 1
--
Sierra Leone
2.55
less than 1.
--
South Africa
11.00
1.4
--
Swaziland
2.50
less than 1
--
Tunisia
.95
less than 1
--
Manganese ore
Thousand
Gabon
Short
Tons
2,150
10
30
South Africa
3,600
16
10
Natural diaronds
Million
Zaire
Metric
Carats
1.7.0
34
less than 1
South Africa
7.7
15
40
Ghana
2.S
5
less than 1
Angola
2.2
4
--
Sierra Leone
1.8
4
7
Southwest Africa
1.6
3
--
Botswana
2.4
5
--
Tanzania
0.6
1
--
Liberia
0.5
1
2
Central African
Republic
0.4
less than 1
3
Ivory Coast
0.3
less than 1
--
Chrome ore and
Thousand
Concentrates
Short
South Africa
Tons
1,700
25
16
Rhodesia
400
2
2
Asbestos
Thousand
Rhodesia
Short
Tons
1.20
3
less than 1
South Africa
350
8
6
Swaziland
40
1.
--
C,opl;:'
Thousand
1tho.1 -;s i a
I?lctric
'I'ons
31.8
less than 1
Sou :h Africa
161.9
2
Sctth'.;cst Africa
21.5
1C.."; than 1
14.5
less than 1
Lai:
437.
6
L.C.." 1a
717.7
9
NNauritnuia
14.9
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,11now.11s wlO t`:c:l.als 1'n.,cl,r,:al hi /\1'ri.(:;ni Cctn;f.r.i,:!t;
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Zinc
Algeria
Morocco
Southwest Africa
Tunisia
Zaire
Zambia
Percent
Quantities :1.972 of Vlor.I.d Pcrccnt of
In Production ProcluctIon U.S. imports;
Thousand
Metric
Tons
17.0 less than 1
1.8.3 less than 1
46.3 less than 1
8.0 less than 1
99.5 2
70.5 1
Thousand
Metric
Cameroons Tons 46.2 l.ss than 1
Ghana 132.8 1
South Africa 52.9 less ~:han 1
Thousand
Metric
Tons
Bauxite 'Mousand
Metric
Guinea Tons 2,650 4 less than y
Sierra Leone 674' 1 --
Ghana 362' less than 1 --
Antimony Metric
Tons
Algeria 60 less than 1* --
Mc_occo 830 1 --
Rhodesia 200 less than 1 --
South Africa 14,450 21 52
Nickel
Rhodesia
South Africa
Platinun Group Metals
South Africa
Tin
Nigeria
South Africa
Zaire
Ruancla Burundi
Southwest Africa
Uran i tart
Thousand
Ounces
11.7
12.0
1,305 32
Thousand
Metric
Tons 6.7 3 less than 1
2.1 1 --
6.5 3 --
1.4 less than 1 --
1.0 less than 1
Short Tons
U3 08
South Africa 3,630 14
Ga ::on (1971) (101 2
(197.1.) 553 2
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