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)

	2005		2006
Use	Quantity	Value	Quantity	Value
Barium chemicals, filler and/or extender, glass	141	27,400	129	36,100
Well drilling	2,580	#####	2,910	#####
Total	2,720	#####	3,040	#####
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Includes imports.