African mineral production 1999-2003 : a product of the World Mineral Statistics database

The statistics in this publication are from a more comprehensive
database that is published as World Mineral Production 1999-
2003.
Coverage
African Mineral Production covers the majority of economically
important mineral commodities. For each commodity constant
efforts are made to ensure that as many producing countries as
possible are reported. For some commodities, where statistics on
production are not publicly available, estimates are made. Users
of this compilation are advised that more statistical information
than can be included in a publication of this nature is held in the
BGS files and is available for consultation.
Production
Metals Mine production of many metals is expressed in terms
of metal content. This is clearly indicated adjacent to the
commodity description. Unless otherwise specified, metal
production statistics relate to metal recovered from both domestic
or imported materials, whether primary or secondary, but exclude
remelted material.