Table 9.--Titanium: world production of concentrates (ilmenite,
                                       leucoxene, rutile, and titaniferous slag), by country
                                                           (Metric tons)
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                    Concentrate type and country            1986         1987         1988         1989         1990
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                Ilmenite and leucoxene:1/
                  Australia:
                    Ilmenite ----------------------    1,237,694    1,498,087    1,610,175    1,696,000    1,600,000
                    Leucoxene ---------------------       14,143       11,290       11,742       18,000       19,000
                  Brazil --------------------------       75,472      169,627      143,681      146,800      150,000
                  Chinae/ -------------------------      140,000      140,000      150,000      150,000      150,000
                  India  --------------------------    e/140,000    e/140,000    e/140,000    e/160,000      160,000
                  Malaysia ------------------------      414,941      509,202      486,305      520,787      501,585
                  Norway --------------------------      803,622      852,322      898,035      929,830      814,000
                  Portugal ------------------------          232          141           59          111           45
                  Sierra Leone --------------------           --        5,600       42,118       62,310       54,639
                  Sri Lanka -----------------------      129,907      128,500       74,305     e/75,000       75,000
                  Thailand ------------------------       14,295       27,078       18,254       16,985       10,674
                  U.S.S.R.e/ ----------------------      450,000      455,000      460,000      460,000      432,000
                  United States -------------------            W            W            W            W            W
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                    Total2/ -----------------------    3,420,000    3,937,000    4,035,000    4,236,000    3,966,943
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                Rutile:
                  Australia -----------------------      215,774      246,263      230,637      243,000      226,000
                  Brazil --------------------------          495          324        1,514        2,600        2,600
                  India ---------------------------      e/7,000      e/7,000      e/5,000      e/5,000        5,000
                  Sierra Leone --------------------       97,100      113,300      126,332      128,198      144,284
                  South Africa, Republic ofe/ -----       55,000       55,000       55,000     e/60,000       64,056
                  Sri Lanka -----------------------        8,443        7,200        5,255      e/5,200        5,000
                  Thailand ------------------------           48           92          128           --           --
                  U.S.S.R.e/ ----------------------       10,000       10,000       10,000       10,000        9,500
                  United States -------------------            W            W            W            W            W
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                    Total2/ -----------------------      394,000      439,000      433,866      453,998      456,440
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                Titaniferous slag:
                  Canada3/ ------------------------    e/850,000    e/925,000  e/1,025,000  e/1,040,000      760,000
                  South Africa, Republic ofe/,4/ --      435,000      650,000      700,000      725,000      840,000
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                    Total2/ -----------------------    1,285,000    1,575,000    1,725,000    1,765,000    1,600,000
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                  e/Estimated.  W  Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; not included in "Total."
                  1/Ilmenite is also produced in Canada and in the Republic of South Africa, but the output is not
                included here because nearly all of it is duplicative of output reported under "Titaniferous slag."
                  2/Data may not add to totals shown because of independent rounding.
                  3/Contains 80% TiO2.
                  4/Contains 85% TiO2.