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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT ANTIMONY STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of antimony content unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Production: | |||||||||||||
| Primary | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Secondary | 5,350 | 5,600 | 3,650 | 3,030 | r | 3,480 | |||||||
| Exports: | |||||||||||||
| Metal, alloys, waste and scrap | gross weight | 992 | 771 | 566 | 740 | 459 | |||||||
| Antimony oxide2 | 3,260 | 2,910 | 3,240 | 1,400 | 1,680 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption | 28,500 | 26,700 | 33,500 | 22,700 | r | 23,000 | |||||||
| Reported industrial consumption, primary antimony | 11,500 | 9,230 | 11,400 | 9,140 | r | 10,400 | |||||||
| Stocks, primary antimony, all classes, December 31 | 5,060 | 6,320 | 2,830 | 2,110 | r | 2,110 | |||||||
| Price, average3 | cents per pound | 88.4 | 107.5 | 130.3 | 160.5 | 238.0 | |||||||
| World, mine production | 118,000 | r | 116,000 | r | 144,000 | r | 142,000 | r | 134,000 | e | |||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.�� | |||||||||||||
| 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