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BUSINESS / MINING AND DRILLING
List: Top Ten Raw Materials (Non-Energy) by Global Production by Value
Date: 1997
Source: Bjorn Lomborg: The Skeptical Environmentalist (Cambridge University Press)
Base: All raw materials used by mankind other than those used for energy purposes.
Notes:
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Raw Material
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Cumulative Share of GDP
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Total Price in US$ (billion)
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Cement
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1.10 %
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111.8
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Aluminium
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0.73 %
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35.1
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Iron Ore
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0.61 %
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31.3
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Copper
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0.50 %
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26.4
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Gold
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0.41 %
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26.4
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Nitrogen
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0.32 %
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18.4
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Zinc
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0.26 %
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13.4
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Gemstones
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0.22 %
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9.0
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Nickel
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0.19 %
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7.5
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Crushed Stone
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0.16 %
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7.2
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