Selected OECD Countries: Economic Profile, 1995

Table 75 Selected Countries: Cobalt Production^a
*Metric tons*
	1970	1980	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996
Zambia^b	2,400	4,400	6,999	6,994	6,910	4,840	3,600	5,908	7,900
Canada^b	5,200	3,200	5,470	5,274	5,102	5,108	4,265	5339	5,803
Russia	3,700	6,000	2,400	2,200	4,000	3,500	3000	3,500	3,300
Australia^c	469	1,975	1,200	1,400	1,600	1,800	2,200	2,200	2,300
Zaire^b	13,958	15,422	19,000	9,900	5,700	2,459	826	1,647	2,000
Cuba^d	1,383	1,375	1,461	1,103	1,151	1,061	972	1,561	1,968
New Calendonia	NA	358	800	800	800	800	800	800	800
Morocco^b	604	838	194	325	461	397	440	548	565
Brazil	NA	NA	400	400	400	400	400	400	400
South Africa	NA	NA	350	350	350	350	370	290	350

^a Including the pure content of virgin alloys.
^b Cobalt content of concentrate.
^c Cobalt contained in intermediate metalurgical products.
^d Determined from reported nickel-cobalt content of sulfide production.