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  1. $Title{Table 7.: Production of Selected Minerals, 1976-79}
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  4.             Mineral                   Unit       1976    1977    1978       1979
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  6. Metallic Minerals
  7.   Bauxite ........................  thousands
  8.                                       of tons     988    1,352   1,401      2,884
  9.   Lead ore .......................    -do-        283      266     274        329
  10.   Copper ore .....................    tons        571      621     647        687
  11.   Chromium ore ...................  thousands
  12.                                      of tons      887      683     958        891
  13.   Tin ore ........................    -do-          8        9      11         12
  14.   Iron ore .......................  millions
  15.                                      of tons      107      100     104        118
  16.   Manganese ore ..................    -do-          3        3       3          3
  17.   Nickel ore .....................  thousands
  18.                                      of tons      422      339     286        247
  19.   Gold ...........................     tons         5        5       9         22
  20.   Silver .........................    -do-          1       12      16          1
  21.   Zinc ...........................  thousands
  22.                                       of tons     285      458     498        545
  23. Nonmetallic Minerals
  24.   Limestone ......................   millions
  25.                                       of tons      35       39      46         45
  26.   Kaolin .........................   thousands
  27.                                       of tons     710      940   1,595      1,343
  28.   Dolomite .......................    -do-      1,599    1,663   1,092      1,712
  29.   Feldspar .......................    -do-         85      100      99        370
  30.   Gypsum .........................    -do-        545      543     475        465
  31.   Graphite .......................    -do-         31       54      48        136
  32.   Magnesite ......................    -do-        415      481     410        590
  33.   Talc ...........................    -do-        151      190     195        297
  34.   Coal ...........................    -do-      7,876   10,045  11,816     13,943
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  36. Source: Based on information from Brazil, Secretaria de Planejamento de Presidencia da
  37.         Republica, Fundacao Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatistica, Anuario
  38.         Estatistico do Brasil 1980, 41, Rio de Janeiro, 1980, 120.
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