Top 3 countries list by the Raw materials production

                   The following table shows the top 3 countries list by the production of most precious Raw Materials in the world. This complete list based on 2013's survey.

S.No	Materials	Countries	Production (Tonne/Year)
1.	Aluminum	Ø  People’s Republic of China  Ø  Russia  Ø    Canada	©  21,500 Thousand  ©  3,950   Thousand  ©   2,900   Thousand
2.	Antimony	Ø  People’s Republic of China  Ø  South Africa  Ø  Bolivia	©  12,0,000  ©  3,000  ©  3,000
3.	Asbestos	Ø  Russia  Ø  China  Ø  Brazil	©  10,00,000  ©  4,00,000  ©  2,70,000
4.	Bentonite	Ø  United States  Ø  Turkey  Ø  Greece	©  4,000  ©  1,050  ©  860
5.	Bismuth	Ø  China  Ø  Australia  Ø  United States	©  1,600  ©  935  ©  483
6.	Cadmium	Ø  China  Ø  Korea  Ø  Japan	©  5,000  ©  3,200  ©  1,900
7.	Chromium	Ø  South Africa  Ø  India  Ø  Kazakhstan	©  8,500  ©  3,800  ©  3,400
8.	Cobalt	Ø  Democratic Republic of corgo  Ø  Zambia  Ø  China	©  45,000  ©  11,000  ©  6,200
9.	Coal	Ø  China  Ø  United States  Ø  India	©  3,650  ©  922.1  ©  606.8
10.	Copper	Ø  Chile  Ø  China  Ø  Brazil	©  57,00,000  ©  16,50,000  ©  13,00,000
11.	Diatomite	Ø  United States  Ø  China  Ø  Denmark	©  550  ©  450  ©  225
12.	Gold	Ø  China  Ø  Australia  Ø  Unites States	©  420  ©  255  ©  227
13.	Graphite	Ø  China  Ø  India  Ø  Brazil	©  800  ©  130  ©  76
14.	Iron Ore	Ø  People’s Republic of China  Ø  Australia  Ø  Canada	©  13,20,000  ©  5,30,000  ©  3,98,000
15.	Lithium	Ø  Kazakhstan  Ø  Canada  Ø  China	©  17,80,346  ©  9,78,325  ©  5,90,015
16.	Magnesium	Ø  China  Ø  Russia  Ø  Turkey	©  4,000  Thousand  ©  400     Thousand  ©  300     Thousand
17.	Manganese	Ø  China  Ø  South Africa  Ø  Australia	©  60,00,000   Thousand  ©  52,13,338   Thousand  ©  4,568,000   Thousand
18.	Molybadenum	Ø  China  Ø  United States  Ø  Chile	©  94,000  ©  56,000  ©  39,000
19.	Nickel	Ø  Russia  Ø  Philippines  Ø  Indonesia	©  2,80,000  ©  2,30,000  ©  2,30,000
20.	Oil	Ø  Russia  Ø  Saudi Arabia  Ø  United States	©  10,053,800   bbl/day  ©  9,693,200     bbl/day  ©  74,41,200     bbl/day
21.	Palladium	Ø  Russia  Ø  South Africa  Ø  Canada	©  82  ©  82  ©  13
22.	Perlite	Ø  Greece  Ø  United States  Ø  Japan	©  500  ©  375  ©  220
23.	Phosphorus	Ø  China  Ø  United States  Ø  Morocco and Western Sahara	©  65,000  ©  26,100  ©  26,000
24.	Platinum	Ø  South Africa  Ø  Australia  Ø  China	©  13,500   KG Only  ©  13,000   KG Only  ©  4,000     KG Only
25.	Selenium	Ø  Belgium  Ø  Canada  Ø  Chile	©  200  ©  170  ©  70
26.	Silver	Ø  Mexico  Ø  China  Ø  Peru	©  5,400  ©  4,000  ©  3,500
27.	Steel	Ø  People’s Republic of China  Ø  European Union  Ø  Japan	©  779     Million  ©  165.6  Million  ©  110.6  Million
28.	Sodium (Salt)	Ø  United States  Ø  China  Ø  India	©  4,65,00,000  ©  3,71,01,000  ©  1,50,00,000
29.	Talc	Ø  China  Ø  South Africa  Ø  India	©  2,300  ©  910  ©  640
30.	Tantalum	Ø  Rwanda  Ø  European Union  Ø  Japan	©  150  ©  140  ©  110
31.	Tellurium	Ø  Japan  Ø  Russia  Ø  Peru	©  40  ©  35  ©  30
32.	Tin	Ø  China  Ø  Indonesia  Ø  Peru	©  1,15,000  ©  60,000  ©  38,000
33.	Titanium	Ø  China  Ø  Russia  Ø  Canada	©  1,00,000  ©  45,000  ©  40,000
34.	Uranium	Ø  Kazakhstan  Ø  Canada  Ø  Australia	©  17,80,346  ©  9,78,325  ©  5,90,015
35.	Vanadium	Ø  China  Ø  South Africa  Ø  Russia	©  23,000  ©  18,000  ©  14,000
36.	Zink	Ø  China  Ø  Mexico  Ø  Japan	©  1,600  ©  935  ©  483
37.	Zirconium	Ø  Australia  Ø  South Africa  Ø  China	©  481  ©  390  ©  140

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