List of countries by fluorite production
This is a list of countries by fluorite in 2006 mostly based on British Geological Survey accessed in July 2008.
| Rank |
Country/Region |
Fluorite production
(tonnes) |
|
World |
5,500,000 |
| 1 |
China |
3,000,000 |
| 2 |
Mexico |
936,433 |
| 3 |
South Africa |
240,000 |
| 4 |
Russia |
210,000 |
| 5 |
Spain |
146,946 |
| 6 |
Mongolia |
138,000 |
| 7 |
Namibia |
132,249 |
| 8 |
Kenya |
132,030 |
| 9 |
Morocco |
115,000 |
| 10 |
Brazil |
63,604 |
| 11 |
United Kingdom |
60,000 |
| 12 |
Germany |
53,009 |
| 13 |
France |
40,000 |
| 14 |
Romania |
15,000 |
| 15 |
North Korea |
12,000 |
| 16 |
Argentina |
8,278 |
| 17 |
Egypt |
7,700 |
| 18 |
Kyrgyzstan |
4,000 |
| 19 |
Thailand |
3,240 |
| 20 |
Vietnam |
3,000 |
| 21 |
India |
2,203 |
| 22 |
Pakistan |
1,050 |
| 23 |
Turkey |
800 |
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