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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT ANTIMONY STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of antimony content unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Mine production | -- | -- | -- | -- | W | ||||||||
| Smelter production: | |||||||||||||
| Primary | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Secondary | 5,600 | 3,650 | 3,030 | 3,520 | r | 3,480 | |||||||
| Exports: | |||||||||||||
| Metal, alloys, waste and scrap | gross weight | 771 | 566 | 740 | 459 | 305 | |||||||
| Antimony oxide2 | 2,910 | 3,240 | 1,400 | 1,680 | 1,640 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption | 26,700 | 33,500 | 22,700 | 23,200 | r | 21,900 | |||||||
| Reported industrial consumption, primary antimony | 9,230 | 11,400 | 9,140 | 10,400 | 9,590 | ||||||||
| Stocks, primary antimony, all classes, December 31 | 6,320 | 2,830 | 2,110 | 2,120 | r | 1,900 | |||||||
| Price, average3 | cents per pound | 107.5 | 130.3 | 160.5 | 238.0 | 257.3 | |||||||
| World, mine production | 116,000 | 142,000 | r | 171,000 | r | 173,000 | r | 170,000 | e | ||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. -- Zero.�� | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | |||||||||||||
| 2Antimony content is calculated by the U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||||||
| 3New York dealer price for 99.5% to 99.6% metal, cost, insurance, freight U.S. ports. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program