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Position of the Polish Mining Industry in the world

Polish mining industry, by any measure, has the highest production capacity within the EU. The world position of Poland as a producer of selected minerals is displayed in the table below.

Position of Poland as a Producer of Selected Minerals

based on the World Mining Data 2018
(C. Reichl, M. Schatz, G. Zsak)
 
Mineral World rank Production in 2016
Lignite
5
60 273 000 metr. t
Silver
8
1 264 659 kg
Coking coal
8
13 082 000 metr. t
Lead
13
43 060 metr. t
Steam coal
10
57 213 000 metr. t
Cadmium
15
200 metr. t
Copper
13
424 276 metr. t
Salt
15
4 079 000 metr. t
Sulfur
21
645 000 metr. t
Zinc
22
61 000 metr. t
Kaolin
20
299 830 metr. t
Gypsum and anhydrite
22
1 043 000 metr. t

 

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