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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF ASBESTOS FIBERS, BY TYPE AND ORIGIN1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | Brazil | South Africa | Total | |||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||||
| Type | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| 2010: | ||||||||||||||||
| Chrysotile: | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude | 234 | $204 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 234 | $204 | ||||||||
| Milled, grade 4 | 177 | 307 | 13 | $46 | -- | -- | 190 | 353 | ||||||||
| All other | 374 | 145 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 374 | 145 | ||||||||
| Other, unspecified asbestos type | 246 | 119 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 246 | 119 | ||||||||
| Total | 1,030 | 775 | 13 | 46 | -- | -- | 1,040 | 821 | ||||||||
| 2011: | ||||||||||||||||
| Amosite3 | 40 | 33 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 40 | 33 | ||||||||
| Chrysotile: | ||||||||||||||||
| Crude | 142 | 125 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 142 | 125 | ||||||||
| Milled, grade 4 | 49 | 60 | 263 | 446 | -- | -- | 312 | 507 | ||||||||
| All other | 613 | 408 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 613 | 408 | ||||||||
| Other, unspecified asbestos type | 59 | 18 | -- | -- | 12 | $6 | 71 | 24 | ||||||||
| Total | 903 | 644 | 263 | 446 | 12 | 6 | 1,180 | 1,100 | ||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2U.S. customs declared value. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3All imported from Canada; likely chrysotile misclassified as amosite. | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
