TABLE 2
THAILAND:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2003
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
Commodity				Major operating companies				Annual
				and major equirty owners		Location of main facilities		capacity
Barite				Asian Mineral Resources Co. Ltd.		Loei, Mae Hong Son, Nakhon Si Thammarat,		60
						and Satun Provinces
				P & S Barite Mining Co. Ltd.		Loei and Nakhon Si Thammarat Province		60
Cement				Asia Cement Co. Ltd.		Pra Phutthabath, Saraburi Province		4,800
Do.				Jalaprathan Cement Co. Ltd. (Cement Franciais		Takli, Nakhorn, Sawarn Province; and		2,350
				S.A., 37%; Veatprapat Holding Co. Ltd., 19%;		Cha-Am, Petchburi Province
				others, 44%)
Do.				Samukee Cement Ltd.		Pakchong, Nakhon Ratchasima Province		125
Do.				Saraburi Cement Co. Ltd. (CEMEX Asia Holdings		Chalerm Phrakiat, Saraburi Province		700
				Ltd. of Mexico, 99%)
Do.				Siam Cement Industry Co. Ltd. (Bureau of the		Kaeng Khoi, Phabhudhabat, and Khao		23,200
				Crown Property, 30%;  Thai Security Depository		Wong, Saraburi Province; Chae hom,
				Co. Ltd., 6.94%; CPB Equity Co. Ltd., 5.6%;		Lampang Province; Thung Song,
				other financial Institutions and general public,		Thammarat Province; and Ta Luang,
				57.46%)		Ayutthaya Province
Do.				Siam City Cement Co. Ltd. (Holcim Ltd. of		Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi Province		14,500
				of Switzerland, 33.7%; Rattanarak family, 27%;
				other investors, 39.3%)
Do.				TPI Polene Co. Ltd.		Kaeng Khoi, Saraburi Province		9,000
Coal, lignite				Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand		Mae Moh, Lampang Province; Li, and		20,000
						Lamphun Province
Do.				Lanna Resources Public Co. Ltd.		Baan Pa Kha, Lampang Province; and Nong		1,800
						Ya Plong, Petchburi Province
Fluorspar, concentrate				Asian Mineral Resources Co. Ltd.		Mae Hong Son Province		14
Gas, natural		million cubic meters per day		Esso Exploration and Production Khorat Inc.		Namphong, Khon Kaen Province		4
Do.		do.		TOTAL Exploration and Production (Thailand)		Bongkot in the Gulf of Thailand		15
Do.		do.		Unocal Thailand Ltd.		Baanpot, Erawan, Funan, Kaphong, Pladang,		33
						Satun, Paili, Trat, all in the Gulf of Thailand
Gold		kilograms		Akara Mining Ltd. (Kingsgate Consolidated N.L.		Chatree, Pichit Province		5,000
				of Australia, 100% )
Gypsum				Thai Gysum Products Pcl. (Thaigips Holdings Ltd.,		Nong Bau, Nakhon Sawan Province and Ban		2,000
				40.75%; BPB Gypsum B.V., 30%; others,		Munnak, Phichit Province
				29.25%)
Do.				Vanich Gypsum Co. Ltd.		Khlong Prab, Mai Riang. Thoong Yai Mai in		2,000
						Provinces of Nakhon Si Thammarat and
						Surat Thani
Lead, in concentrate				Kanchanaburi Exploration and Mining Co. Ltd.		Song Toh, Nong Phai, and Bo Ngam in		30
						Kanchanaburi Province
Petroleum, crude included condensate		thousand		Chevron Offshore (Thailand) Ltd.		Benjamas, Tantawan, offshore in the Gulf of		35
		42-gallon barrels per day				Thailand
Do.		do.		Tahi Shell Exploration and Production Co. Ltd.		Sirikit in Kamphaenghet Province		24
Do.		do.		TOTAL Exploration and Production (Thailand)		Bongkot, offshore in the Gulf of Thailand		12
Do.		do.		Unocal Thailand Ltd.		Baanpot, Erawan, Funan, Gomin, Jakrawan,		38
						Kaphong, Pailin, Platon, Satun, Surat, Trat
						Plamuk, offshore in the Gulf of Thailand
Steel, rolled				The Bangkok Iron and Steel Works Co. Ltd.		Phrapradaeng, Samutprakarn Province		120
Do.				Bangkok Steel Industry Public Co. Ltd.		do.		300
Do.				Millenium Steel Co. Lt. (Siam Cement Public Co.		Provinces of Chon Buri, Muang Rayong,		1,700
				Ltd., 45%; NTS creditors, 44.65%; McDonald		and Saraburi
				Investment, 6.58%; NTS shareholders, 3.77%)
Do.				Namheng Steel Co. Ltd.		Lopburi Province		350
Do.				Sahaviriya Group Corp. Ltd.		Bang Saphan, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province		2,400
Do.				Siam United Steel Co. Ltd.		Rayong Province		1,000
Do.				Siam Yamato Steel Co. Ltd.		Muang, Rayong Province		600
Tantalum, metal powder and oxides		metric tons		H.C. Starck (Thailand) Co. Ltd. (H.C. Starck		Map Ta Phut, Rayong Province		250
				GmbH, 94.98%; others, 5.02% )
TABLE 2--Continued
THAILAND:  STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL INDUSTRY IN 2002
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified)
Commodity				Major operating companies				Annual
				and major equirty owners		Location of main facilities		capacity
Tin:
Concentrate				Numerous small companies		Nakhon Si Thammarat, Phangnga, Phuket,		3
						and Ranong Provinces
Refined				Thailand Smelting and Refining Co. Ltd.		Phuket, Phuket Province		30
				(Amalgamated Metal Corp., 75.25%; other,
				24.75%)
Zinc:
In concentrate				Padaeng Industry Public Co. Ltd. (Umicore SA of		Mae Sot, Tak Province		30
				Belgium, 44.77%; Ministry of Finance,
				13.81%; others, 41.42%)
Refined				do.		Tak, Tak Province		105