Table 2B. Minerals: 1992
                                      

 SIC-Based Description             Prod92    Exp92     Imp92    %92    %92
                                   $(mil)    $(mil)    $(mil)   Exp.   Imp.
                                            
Metal mining commodities TOTAL     11670.7   1084.4    1345.5    9     10
Iron ores and concentrates          1732.4    186.8     449.2   11     21
Copper ores and concentrates        4180.2    445.2     111.5   11      3
Lead and zinc ores and concen.       981.6    269.8      40.4   14      2
Lead (metal content)                 307.9     30.5       2.0   10      1
Zinc (metal content)                 673.7    239.3      38.4   36      5
Gold ores                           3650.3      2.8       0.5  (Z)    (Z)
Silver ores                          228.6      1.9       3.2    1      1
Ferroalloy ores and concentrates      (NA)    135.0     123.0  (X)    (X)
Molybdenum                           208.7    125.4       4.2   60      2
Nickel                                62.7      3.7       2.8    6      4
Other ferroalloys                     (NA)      5.9     116.0  (X)    (X)
Metal ores, n.e.c.                   626.2     42.9     617.7    7     50
Coal mining (TOTAL)                20926.8   4240.6     155.3   20      1
Bituminous coal and lignite        20820.1   4209.3     149.5   20      1
Anthracite coal                      106.7     31.2       5.8   29      5
Oil and gas products (TOTAL)      100787.0    734.8   45590.4  (Z)     18
Crude petroleum and natural gas    72894.0    258.7   43485.7  (Z)     20
Crude petroleum                    41852.0     26.6   40756.7  (Z)     49
Natural gas, in gaseous state      31042.0    232.2    2729.0    1      8
Natural gas liquids                27893.6    476.1    2104.7    2      7
Nonmetallic minerals (TOTAL)       18004.4   1150.3     961.9    6      5
Dimension stone, rough               180.9     56.4      24.6   31     12
Crushed and broken stone            5593.7     46.4      68.2    1      1
Sand and gravel                     3766.2     97.7      12.1    3    (Z)
Kaolin and ball clay                 962.8    490.9       2.1   51    (Z)
Clay, refractory minerals (TOTAL)    548.1    142.0      24.7   26      4
Bentonite                            125.4     53.7       1.3   43      1
Fire clay                             15.8     23.5       0.9  (A)      5
Fuller's earth                       241.6      4.0       (Z)    2    (Z)
Feldspar                              28.5     45.6       1.3  (A)      4
Clays, n.e.c.                        136.7      2.5       1.2    2      1
Other clays                              -     12.6      19.9  (X)    (X)
Potash, soda, and borate minerals   1508.5     12.3       7.1    1    (Z)
Phosphate rock                      1058.4        -      56.2  (X)      5
Chemical and fertilizers (TOTAL)    1930.6     79.4     352.1    2      8
Barite                                19.6      1.8      17.3    9     47
Salt                                 802.6     32.2     116.7    4     13
Sulfur                               158.7     42.3     170.7   27     52
Chemical and fertilizers, n.s.k.     949.7      3.1      47.4  (Z)      5
Nonmetallic minerals,n.e.c.(TOTAL)  2455.2    225.2     414.9    5      8
Mica                                   4.6      2.5      11.0   54     71
Asphalt                             1225.3     24.5     104.4    2      8
Pumice and pumicite                   14.9      6.6      10.1   44     40
Natural abrasives, except sand         8.3     15.2       6.9  (A)     45
Peat                                  16.8      2.1     120.2   13     88
Gypsum                               100.6      3.9      92.6    4     48
Nonmetallic minerals, n.e.c.,n.s.k. 1084.7    170.5      69.6   16      6