Crushed And Ground Barite Sold Or Used By Processors In The United States, By Use

TABLE 3
CRUSHED AND GROUND BARITE SOLD OR USED BY PROCESSORS
IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE^{1, 2}

(Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars)

	2006		2007
Use	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Barium chemicals, filler and/or extender, glass	129	$36,100	134	$45,100
Well drilling	2,910	253,000	2,850	263,000
Total	3,040	289,000	2,980	308,000
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes imports.














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