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PRIMARY MINE PRODUCTION (metric tonnes)
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1970 1,000.4 54.2 19.3 74.9 1.6 202.2 3.3 0.2 5.3 22.0 1.6 0.7 18.7 6.2 15.6 0.7 6.3 44.8 1,478.1 1970
1971 976.3 46.5 20.9 69.8 1.6 208.4 2.0 0.3 4.9 21.7 2.0 0.7 19.8 4.7 15.6 0.6 5.9 44.4 1,446.0 1971
1972 909.6 45.1 23.5 64.7 1.6 214.6 2.5 1.1 6.3 22.5 2.9 12.7 18.9 4.5 15.6 0.7 5.9 42.1 1,394.8 1972
1973 855.2 36.6 17.2 60.8 1.6 220.8 3.3 1.3 6.3 22.5 3.0 22.5 17.8 4.1 15.6 0.6 6.7 41.5 1,337.4 1973
1974 758.6 35.0 15.9 52.8 1.6 227.1 3.1 2.4 5.9 19.1 3.7 20.8 16.7 4.2 24.9 0.5 8.2 47.5 1,248.0 1974
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1975 713.4 32.7 16.4 51.4 1.6 233.3 2.5 2.3 5.4 16.3 4.1 19.0 15.6 4.5 24.9 0.6 9.6 49.5 1,203.0 1975
1976 713.4 32.6 15.6 52.6 2.5 239.5 2.5 3.5 7.4 16.6 4.0 20.8 15.6 5.1 18.7 0.5 9.3 60.1 1,220.3 1976
1977 699.9 34.2 19.6 53.9 3.1 244.2 3.2 2.6 8.7 15.0 3.6 23.0 17.4 6.6 18.7 0.5 8.2 54.4 1,216.8 1977
1978 704.4 31.1 20.1 54.0 4.7 248.8 3.5 2.1 9.4 12.5 3.2 23.4 18.2 0.6 12.4 0.4 7.7 58.4 1,214.8 1978
1979 703.5 30.0 18.6 51.1 6.2 253.8 3.9 1.8 9.9 11.3 3.5 19.6 16.6 5.9 12.1 0.5 8.4 50.4 1,207.0 1979
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1980 674.0 30.2 17.0 50.6 7.0 258.2 4.4 1.7 40.4 11.0 6.8 14.0 20.0 5.5 11.4 0.4 15.9 50.0 1,218.6 1980
1981 674.0 42.9 18.4 52.0 52.9 262.0 5.0 1.6 37.3 10.6 12.5 16.8 23.4 6.2 11.5 0.9 16.5 38.5 1,283.0 1981
1982 656.9 45.6 27.0 64.7 56.0 265.9 4.9 2.2 46.7 10.3 16.9 17.5 26.0 6.7 13.3 0.9 14.7 64.7 1,340.7 1982
1983 679.5 62.3 30.6 73.5 57.5 267.5 5.1 2.3 54.4 8.7 17.8 18.1 25.3 6.2 14.1 1.0 13.6 67.1 1,404.7 1983
1984 680.0 64.8 40.3 83.4 59.1 269.0 5.8 2.4 61.6 8.9 16.8 26.0 25.7 8.4 14.9 1.6 23.7 67.2 1,459.7 1984
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1985 670.8 75.5 58.5 87.6 60.7 270.6 6.6 2.6 72.2 9.3 17.2 36.9 33.1 8.3 14.7 2.3 35.5 69.6 1,531.9 1985
1986 638.0 116.3 75.1 104.7 60.7 275.3 8.8 3.2 67.5 8.9 17.9 35.1 40.3 7.8 14.9 2.6 40.0 89.6 1,606.6 1986
1987 596.5 153.9 110.7 115.8 65.3 275.3 5.6 3.6 83.7 10.2 17.0 33.2 32.6 8.0 14.7 3.4 26.6 104.5 1,660.5 1987
1988 618.6 200.9 151.8 127.8 77.8 279.9 5.1 4.5 100.2 11.6 20.6 39.1 30.5 9.2 14.8 3.5 29.0 123.6 1,848.4 1988
1989 607.5 265.7 203.6 159.5 90.0 304.0 9.9 6.2 103.0 13.4 22.6 27.5 30.0 8.6 16.0 3.9 29.5 122.3 2,023.1 1989
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1990 605.4 294.5 244.0 169.0 100.0 302.0 9.1 11.2 102.0 16.8 27.5 31.9 24.6 9.7 16.9 7.7 29.4 5.0 120.7 2,127.4 1990
1991 601.1 294.0 234.2 176.6 120.0 240.0 9.9 16.9 89.6 26.3 28.9 60.8 25.9 5.0 10.1 17.8 4.2 34.8 6.0 157.9 2,160.0 1991
1992 614.1 330.0 243.0 161.4 125.0 146.0 20.6 75.0 38.0 85.9 31.0 33.8 71.2 22.7 6.0 9.9 18.3 7.6 32.1 8.0 170.6 2,250.0 1992
1993 619.2 331.0 247.2 152.9 130.0 149.5 30.3 70.0 42.1 58.9 38.9 33.6 61.7 21.2 6.0 9.8 18.9 9.0 27.5 7.0 205.3 2,270.0 1993
1994 580.2 327.0 256.2 146.4 132.0 146.6 47.8 70.0 42.6 70.5 43.5 38.8 59.3 27.1 6.0 13.9 20.5 10.1 20.8 5.0 195.8 2,260.0 1994
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1995 523.8 317.0 253.5 152.0 140.0 132.2 57.7 70.0 62.9 64.4 53.1 44.6 53.4 28.4 8.0 20.3 24.0 7.1 21.2 6.0 10.5 199.9 2,250.0 1995
1996 497.6 326.0 289.5 166.4 145.0 123.0 64.8 72.0 83.6 60.0 49.2 53.2 51.1 31.8 7.0 24.5 24.8 11.7 22.1 5.0 10.0 209.8 2,328.0 1996
1997 483.4 362.0 314.5 171.5 175.0 115.0 76.8 75.0 86.9 58.5 52.0 49.5 47.5 33.8 16.3 26.0 24.2 22.3 18.8 6.0 9.5 247.4 2,472.0 1997
1998 465.0 366.0 310.1 165.6 150.0 105.0 89.2 100.0 124.0 49.6 73.3 45.0 63.2 34.9 20.6 25.4 25.2 6.7 18.8 9.0 9.0 299.4 2,555.0 1998
1999 449.5 341.0 301.3 157.6 173.0 126.0 128.0 85.0 127.2 52.6 79.9 45.4 61.2 31.0 23.7 23.8 27.7 5.9 19.0 17.0 9.5 283.7 2,569.0 1999
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2000 428.3 353.0 295.7 153.8 175.0 142.7 133.0 85.0 124.0 50.4 72.1 54.2 74.0 30.0 26.0 29.4 26.4 22.1 7.3 37.0 33.0 28.2 192.5 2,573.0 2000
2001 393.0 350.0 281.0 160.0 181.8 152.5 140.0 87.0 162.6 42.9 68.3 42.7 67.0 33.8 30.6 44.6 23.5 18.1 9.1 21.8 65.0 25.0 203.6 2,604.0 2001
2002 395.2 298.0 273.0 151.9 189.8 168.4 157.0 90.0 142.2 41.7 69.3 38.7 61.4 35.9 32.5 66.0 21.3 15.5 9.5 20.8 43.2 22.4 199.4 2,543.0 2002
2003 450.0 274.0 275.0 140.6 201.0 170.1 172.6 90.0 141.0 40.4 70.7 39.0 67.8 37.8 29.7 52.0 20.4 12.6 8.2 46.5 48.0 30.0 175.6 2,593.0 2003
2004 342.7 252.1 261.0 130.3 212.4 169.2 173.2 93.0 92.9 47.6 63.1 40.0 69.0 35.5 28.5 21.8 21.3 9.7 37.7 51.0 30.0 281.9 2,464.0 2004
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2005 296.0 256.0 263.0 119.5 224.0 156.6 207.0 167.0 63.1 66.7 14.0 2,518.0 2005
2006 275.3 260.0 251.0 104.0 240.1 152.6 203.3 2,467.0 2006
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PRIMARY MINE PRODUCTION (million ounces)
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1970 32.2 1.7 0.6 2.4 0.1 6.5 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 1.4 47.5 1970
1971 31.4 1.5 0.7 2.2 0.1 6.7 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.6 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.2 1.4 46.5 1971
1972 29.2 1.4 0.8 2.1 0.1 6.9 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.4 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 1.4 44.8 1972
1973 27.5 1.2 0.6 2.0 0.1 7.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.2 1.3 43.0 1973
1974 24.4 1.1 0.5 1.7 0.1 7.3 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.5 40.1 1974
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1975 22.9 1.1 0.5 1.7 0.1 7.5 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.8 0.0 0.3 1.6 38.7 1975
1976 22.9 1.0 0.5 1.7 0.1 7.7 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.9 39.2 1976
1977 22.5 1.1 0.6 1.7 0.1 7.9 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.8 39.1 1977
1978 22.6 1.0 0.6 1.7 0.2 8.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.8 0.6 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.2 1.9 39.1 1978
1979 22.6 1.0 0.6 1.6 0.2 8.2 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.3 1.6 38.8 1979
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1980 21.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 0.2 8.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 0.4 0.2 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.6 39.2 1980
1981 21.7 1.4 0.6 1.7 1.7 8.4 0.2 0.1 1.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 1.2 41.3 1981
1982 21.1 1.5 0.9 2.1 1.8 8.6 0.2 0.1 1.5 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.5 2.1 43.1 1982
1983 21.8 2.0 1.0 2.4 1.9 8.6 0.2 0.1 1.8 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.0 0.4 2.2 45.2 1983
1984 21.9 2.1 1.3 2.7 1.9 8.6 0.2 0.1 2.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.8 2.2 46.9 1984
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1985 21.6 2.4 1.9 2.8 2.0 8.7 0.2 0.1 2.3 0.3 0.6 1.2 1.1 0.3 0.5 0.1 1.1 2.2 49.3 1985
1986 20.5 3.7 2.4 3.4 2.0 8.9 0.3 0.1 2.2 0.3 0.6 1.1 1.3 0.3 0.5 0.1 1.3 2.9 51.7 1986
1987 19.2 4.9 3.6 3.7 2.1 8.9 0.2 0.1 2.7 0.3 0.5 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 3.4 53.4 1987
1988 19.9 6.5 4.9 4.1 2.5 9.0 0.2 0.1 3.2 0.4 0.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 4.0 59.4 1988
1989 19.5 8.5 6.5 5.1 2.9 9.8 0.3 0.2 3.3 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.1 0.9 3.9 65.0 1989
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1990 19.5 9.5 7.8 5.4 3.2 9.7 0.3 0.4 3.3 0.5 0.9 1.0 0.8 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.9 0.2 3.9 68.4 1990
1991 19.3 9.5 7.5 5.7 3.9 7.7 0.3 0.5 2.9 0.8 0.9 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.1 1.1 0.2 5.1 69.4 1991
1992 19.7 10.6 7.8 5.2 4.0 4.7 0.7 2.4 1.2 2.8 1.0 1.1 2.3 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.3 5.5 72.3 1992
1993 19.9 10.6 7.9 4.9 4.2 4.8 1.0 2.3 1.4 1.9 1.3 1.1 2.0 0.7 0.2 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.2 6.6 73.0 1993
1994 18.7 10.5 8.2 4.7 4.2 4.7 1.5 2.3 1.4 2.3 1.4 1.2 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.2 6.3 72.7 1994
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1995 16.8 10.2 8.2 4.9 4.5 4.2 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.7 1.4 1.7 0.9 0.3 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.7 0.2 0.3 6.4 72.3 1995
1996 16.0 10.5 9.3 5.3 4.7 4.0 2.1 2.3 2.7 1.9 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.0 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.7 0.2 0.3 6.7 74.8 1996
1997 15.5 11.6 10.1 5.5 5.6 3.7 2.5 2.4 2.8 1.9 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.1 0.5 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.3 8.0 79.5 1997
1998 15.0 11.8 10.0 5.3 4.8 3.4 2.9 3.2 4.7 1.6 2.4 1.4 2.0 1.1 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 9.6 82.1 1998
1999 14.5 11.0 9.7 5.1 5.6 4.1 4.1 2.7 4.1 1.7 2.6 1.5 2.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.6 0.5 0.3 9.1 82.6 1999
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2000 13.8 11.3 9.5 4.9 5.6 4.6 4.3 2.7 4.0 1.6 2.3 1.7 2.4 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.1 0.9 6.2 82.7 2000
2001 12.6 11.3 9.0 5.1 5.8 4.9 4.5 2.8 5.2 1.4 2.2 1.4 2.2 1.1 1.0 1.4 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.7 0.8 6.5 83.7 2001
2002 12.7 9.6 8.8 4.9 6.1 5.4 5.0 2.9 4.6 1.3 2.2 1.2 2.0 1.2 1.0 2.1 0.7 0.5 0.3 0.7 0.7 6.4 81.8 2002
2003 14.5 8.8 8.8 4.5 6.5 5.5 5.5 2.9 4.5 1.3 2.3 1.3 2.2 1.2 1.0 1.7 0.7 0.4 0.3 1.5 1.5 1.0 5.6 83.4 2003
2004 11.0 8.1 8.4 4.2 6.8 5.4 5.6 3.0 3.0 1.5 2.0 1.3 2.2 1.1 0.9 79.2 2004
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2005 9.5 8.2 8.5 3.8 7.2 5.0 6.7 5.4 2.0 2.1 0.5 81.0 2005
2006 8.9 8.4 8.1 3.3 7.7 4.9 6.5 79.3 2006
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