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MINERALS YEARBOOK 1978-79 
 
 
Table 1.—Switzerland: Production of mineral commodities 
(Thousand metric tons unless otherwise specified) 
Commodity1and unit of measure 
 1976 1977 l978P 1979e 
METALS 
Aluminummetalsmelter primary tons__ 78172 79751 79468 82972 
Iron and steel metal 
  Pigironandblast-furnaceferroalloys  23 27 35 —— 
  Electric~furnaceferroalloyse  5 5 6 5 
 CrudesteeL 545 695 784 806 
 Semimanufacturese 547 620 679 680 
NONMETALS 
Cement,hydraulic  3,546 3,649 3,697 3,700 
Gypsume  70 70 70 70 
Lime  71 66 68 70 
Nitrogen Ncontentofammonia  45 45 45 45 
Salt  312 366 391 390 
Sodium compounds Sodium carbonate tons - 45000 45000 45000 45000 
Sulfur byproduct allsources do___  2000  2000  3000  3000 
        MINERAL FUELS AND RELATED MATERIALS 
Gas manufactured million cubic feet_  2984  2303  1808  1800 
 
Petroleum refinery products 
 Gasoline  thousand 42-gallon barrels  8,415  8,475  7,434  NA 
 Jetfuel  do. 1376 1512 1604 NA 
  Kerosme  do 39 39 —— NA 
  Distillate fuel oil  do.~ 15,957 14,278 13,457 NA 
~Residualfueloil  do 7,333 6,747 5,354 NA 
 Other  do 2186 2103 2265 NA 
  Refineryfuelandlosses  do 1469 1318 1200 NA 
 Total do___ 36775 34472 31314 31500 
Table 2.—Switzerland: Exports of mineral commodities 
(Metric tons unless otherwise specified) 
7~ 
 
 
56 
 
9 
826 
 4,972 Austria 2,004; West Germany 1,732; 
   Italy 615. 
See footnotes at end of table. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 eSatimste "Preliminary. NA Not available. 
 un addition to the commodities listed a variety of crude construction materials
(common clay sand and gravel and stone) is undoubtedly produced, but output
is not reported and available general information is inadequate to make reliable
estimates of output levels. 
 
 
 
TRADE 
 
 Switzerland was a significant trader in tions recorded were commercial in
nature minerals and related commodities, but such (imports for reexport only).
The United trade did not reflect accurately the activi- States had a positive
trade balance in mmties of the country's mineral industry or the erals trade
with Switzerland. Tables 2-3 needs for minerals. Many of the transac- show
the trade of Switzerland in minerals. 
Commodity 1977 1978 Principal destinations, 1978 
METALS 
Aluminum: 
 Oxide and hydroxide 184 
 
Metal including alloys: 
 Unwrought 29,027 
 Seinimanufactures 68,621 
 
Antimony metal including alloys, all 
 forms kilograms_ 
Arsenic trioxide, pentoxide, acids_____ Beryllium metal including alloys,
all 
 forms kilograms_ 
Chromium oxide and hydroxide______ 
Cobalt oxide and hydroxide_________ 
Copper: 
Matte______________________ 
 Coppersulfate 57 
 
Metal including alloys: 
 Scrap 6,632 
 163 Italy 32; Belgium-Luxembourg 26; 
West Germany 24. 
 32,876 West Germany 14,461; Italy 11,256; 
   United Kingdom 1,973. 
 66,038 Austria 12,053; Germany 10,189; 
   France 6,946. 
 1,312 France 1,143. 
 15 West Germany 4. 
 79 Do. 
 10 West Germany 10. 
 556 Italy 424; West Germany 100; Austria 
   32. 
 106 France 47; West Germany 26; 
   Netherlands 14.