MINERALS AND METALS PRODUCED IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, 1972

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January 17, 1974
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STAT Approved For Release 2006/09/26 :CIA-RDP85T00875R001900010116-9 Approved For Release 2006/09/26 : CIA-RDP85T00875R001900010116-9 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. 17 Jmmaiy 197;7 If you have any further I 0 International Ener~cy $ Resources Branch Office of Economic Pv.;search Attach rent: as stated, Distribution: ' (S-5829) 1 - D/OIER 1 - SA/1-"R ate- ST/PC 1 - Sid Z 1-D/I I - I/IE 0Ei/I/IE (16 Jan 74) STAT Approved For Release 2006/09/26 : CIA-RDP85T00875R001900010116-9 Minerals and i?letals Produced Approved For Release 2006/09/26 : CIA-RDP85T00875R001900010116-9 hii.nurnl . caul i'rutlur?(~tl .i.n AiriLnn r?uinttrii:; :1972, 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 - 'I hou51i1(1 I'?:4 t 1- i C Tons Vii.O !:'.=s tlLtit .i I:u. l Approved For Release 2006/09/26 : CIA-RDP85T00875R001900010116-9 Approved For Release 2006/09/26 : CIA-RDP85TOO875ROO1900010116-9 ,11now.11s wlO t`:c:l.als 1'n.,cl,r,:al hi /\1'ri.(:;ni Cctn;f.r.i,:!t; (Cunt inu: c1) 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 Approved For Release 2006/09/26 : CIA-RDP85TOO875ROO1900010116-9