Molybdenum (mine) production rose 1.14% to 130,000 tonnes in China in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, molybdenum (mine) production in China reached an all time high of 130,000 tonnes in 2015 and an all time low of 1,500 tonnes in 1977.
China has been ranked 1st within the group of 14 countries we follow in terms of molybdenum (mine) production, 2 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Molybdenum (Mine) Production | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Bangladesh | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Canada | tonnes | 8,721 | 8,648 | 8,674 | 8,954 | 8,952 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | tonnes | 90,270 | 96,615 | 103,320 | 120,870 | 122,265 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Japan | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |
| Mexico | tonnes | 10,167 | 10,849 | 10,787 | 11,366 | 12,562 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | tonnes | 4,561 | 4,495 | 4,842 | 4,838 | 3,605 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Sri Lanka | tonnes | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| USA | tonnes | 47,800 | 59,400 | 63,700 | 61,500 | 61,000 |
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