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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF BARITE, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | ||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Crude: | |||||||||
| -- Canada | 621 | $17 | 8 | $3 | |||||
| China | 502,000 | 54,000 | 754,000 | 75,900 | |||||
| India | 41,800 | 3,540 | 45,500 | 4,690 | |||||
| Japan | 6 | 13 | -- | -- | |||||
| Malaysia | -- | -- | 636 | 18 | |||||
| Mexico | 5,590 | 465 | 18,100 | 1,390 | |||||
| Morocco | 21,800 | 1,930 | 54,900 | 5,180 | |||||
| Norway | -- | -- | 230 | 60 | |||||
| Total | 572,000 | 60,000 | 873,000 | 87,300 | |||||
| Ground: | |||||||||
| Canada | -- | -- | 8,060 | 510 | |||||
| China | 826,000 | 55,400 | 1,170,000 | 87,000 | |||||
| Germany | 569 | 548 | 1,150 | 582 | |||||
| India | 23,800 | 1,790 | 38,400 | 3,050 | |||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 27 | 5 | |||||
| Japan | 88 | 225 | 1,690 | 365 | |||||
| Mexico | 764 | 129 | -- | -- | |||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Spain | -- | -- | 19 | 12 | |||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 86 | 43 | |||||
| Total | 851,000 | 58,100 | 1,220,000 | 91,500 | |||||
| Other sulfates of barium: | |||||||||
| Brazil | 78 | 39 | -- | -- | |||||
| Canada | 1 | 2 | -- | -- | |||||
| China | 3,550 | 2,230 | 4,380 | 2,940 | |||||
| Denmark | -- | -- | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Germany | 4,870 | 6,020 | 7,640 | 10,700 | |||||
| Italy | 1,540 | 1,340 | 1,920 | 1,720 | |||||
| Japan | 527 | 1,220 | 670 | 1,630 | |||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | 130 | 58 | |||||
| Spain | 14 | 12 | -- | -- | |||||
| Switzerland | 2 | 4 | -- | -- | |||||
| -- United Kingdom | (3) | 3 | (3) | 8 | |||||
| Total | 10,600 | 10,900 | 14,700 | 17,000 | |||||
| -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight value. | |||||||||
| 3Less than - unit. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
