Salient Antimony Statistics

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.