TABLE 1
EGYPT:  ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, 2
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
Commodity					1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
METALS
Aluminum metal			metric tons		193,319	3	189,000	r	191,000	r	195,000		194,600
Copper, refined, secondary			do.		6,000		4,000	r	4,000	r	4,000	r	4,000
Iron and steel:
Iron ore and concentrate					2,700		1,900		2,500	r	2,500	r	2,500
Metal:
Pig iron					1,300		1,400		1,400		1,700	r	1,700	p
Direct reduced iron					1,670		2,110	r	2,370		2,530		2,900	p
Steel, crude					2,627	r, 3	2,838	r, 3	3,799	r, 3	4,316	r, 3	4,400	p
Ferroalloys:
Ferromanganese					30	3	30		30		30		30
Ferrosilicon					55	r	55	r	55	r	55	r	55
Manganese ore			metric tons		20,000		20,000		20,000		20,000		20,000
Titanium, ilmenite					130		125		125		125		120	3
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
Asbestos			metric tons		1,000		2,000		2,000		2,000		2,000
Barite					500		500		500		500		500
Cement, hydraulic, all types					23,313	3	24,143	3	25,700	r	28,155	r, 3	26,639	3
Clays:
Bentonite					50		50		50		50		50
Fire clay					300		300		300		300		300
Kaolin			metric tons		290,000		290,000		260,000	r	260,000	r	260,000
Feldspar, crude			do.		330,000		330,000		300,000		350,000		350,000
Fluorspar			do.		500		500		500		500		500
Gypsum and anhydrite, crude					2,000		2,000		2,000		2,000		2,000
Lime					800		800		800		800		800
Nitrogen:
Ammonia, N content					1,407	3	1,511	3	1,801	3	1,839	3	1,790	3
Urea, N content					700	3	853	3	1,091	3	1,078	r, 3	1,134	3
Phosphate:
Phosphate rock					1,018	3	1,096	3	972		1,500		1,500
P2O5 content					298	3	317		293		434		400
Sodium compounds:
Salt					2,400		2,400		2,400		2,400		2,400
Soda ash					50		50		50		50		50
Sodium sulfate			metric tons		2,500		2,500		2,500		2,500		2,500
Stone, sand and gravel:
Basalt			thousand cubic meters		300		300		300		300		300
Dolomite					3,500		3,500		3,000		3,000		3,000
Granite, dimension stone			cubic meters		40,000		40,000		40,000		40,000		40,000
Gravel			thousand cubic meters		12,000		12,000		11,000		11,000		11,000
Limestone and similar			do.		27,000		27,000		25,000		25,000		25,000
Marble (includes alabaster) blocks			cubic meters		140,000		140,000		140,000		140,000		140,000
Sand:
Industrial sand (glass sand)					600		600		600		600		640	3
Construction sand					22,000		22,000		21,000		21,000		21,000
Sandstone			thousand cubic meters		--		--		10		10		10
Sulfur:
Elemental, byproduct			metric tons		4,400		4,500		4,500		4,500		4,500
Sulfuric acid, S content					214	3	220		220		220		220
Talc, soapstone, pyrophyllite			metric tons		40,000		40,000		40,000		40,000		40,000
Vermiculite			do.		12,000		12,000		12,000		12,000		12,000
MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATERIALS
Coal					250	r	39	r	58	r	58	r	58
Coke					1,420		1,400		1,400		1,400		1,400
See footnotes at end of table
TABLE 1--Continued
EGYPT:  ESTIMATED PRODUCTION OF MINERAL COMMODITIES1, 2
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
Commodity					1999		2000		2001		2002		2003
MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATERIALS--Continued
Gas, natural:
Gross production			million cubic meters		19,766	3	25,000		30,100	r	27,700	r	30,969	3
Dry			do.		17,800		21,000		24,550	r, 3	27,900		28,000
Petroleum:
Crude, including condensate			thousand 42-gallon barrels		302,000	3	285,000		277,000		221,350	r, 3, 4	221,219	3, 4, 5
Refinery products:
Liquefied petroleum gas			do.		5,371	3	5,500		5,500		6,705	r, 3, 4	6,763	3, 4, 6
Gasoline and naptha			do.		43,699	3	45,000		45,000		51,572	r, 3, 4, 7	53,210	3, 4, 7
Kerosene and jet fuel			do.		15,472	3	16,000		16,000		19,579	r, 3, 4	19,335	3, 4
Distillate fuel oil			do.		45,857	3	46,000		46,000		57,457	r, 3, 4	61,060	3, 4
Residual fuel oil			do.		82,011	3	83,000		83,000		66,687	r, 3, 4	68,884	3, 4
Lubricants			do.		1,834	3	1,800		1,800		1,960	r, 3, 4	1,855	3, 4
Asphalt			do.		6,030	3	6,000		6,000		5,484	r, 3, 4	5,709	3, 4
Unspecified8			do.		1,987	3	1,700		1,700		2,139	r, 3, 4	2,155	3, 4
Total			do.		202,261	3	205,000		205,000		211,583	r, 3, 4	218,971	3, 4
pPreliminary.  rRevised.   -- Zero.
1Estimated data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Table includes data available through October 27, 2004.  In addition to those listed, Egypt produced a number of commodities for which data were unavailable;
these include gemstones, a number of metals, such as gold; lead, which was produced from recycled material; zinc; and manufactured mineral commodities, such
as carbon black and glass.
3Reported figure.
4Source:  Ministry of Petroleum of the Arab Republic of Egypt.
5Excluding condensate.
6Excluding product from fields.
7Gasoline only.
8Amounts needed to complete reported refinery products totals shown.