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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT STATISTICS OF BORON MINERALS AND COMPOUNDS1 | |||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | |||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Sold or used by producers: | |||||||||||
| Quantity: | |||||||||||
| Gross weight2 | 1,050 | 1,150 | 1,210 | 1,150 | W | ||||||
| B2O3 content | 543 | 605 | 637 | 612 | W | ||||||
| Value | 513,000 | 591,000 | 626,000 | 713,000 | W | ||||||
| Exports:3 | |||||||||||
| Boric acid:4 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | 84 | 70 | 61 | 183 | 221 | ||||||
| Value | 44,600 | 36,400 | 34,900 | 96,800 | 127,000 | ||||||
| Sodium borates: | |||||||||||
| Quantity | 150 | 131 | 135 | 308 | 393 | ||||||
| Value | 63,100 | 55,400 | 60,200 | 110,000 | 139,000 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption: | |||||||||||
| Borax:3 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | (5) | (5) | (5) | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Value | 94 | 19 | 62 | 319 | 701 | ||||||
| Boric acid:3 | � | ||||||||||
| Quantity | 49 | 47 | 49 | 52 | 85 | ||||||
| Value | 18,500 | 19,000 | 20,300 | 22,500 | 34,900 | ||||||
| Colemanite: | |||||||||||
| Quantity6 | 32 | 24 | 21 | 31 | 25 | ||||||
| Value | 8,960 | 6,960 | 6,070 | 8,900 | 7,260 | ||||||
| Ulexite: | |||||||||||
| Quantity6 | 125 | 80 | 110 | 103 | 131 | ||||||
| Value | 25,000 | 16,000 | 21,900 | 31,000 | 39,200 | ||||||
| Consumption, B2O3 content | 359 | 366 | 385 | W | W | ||||||
| World, production | 4,580 | r | 4,720 | r | 5,070 | 5,090 | r | 4,260 | e | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
| 2Minerals and compounds sold or used by producers, including actual mine production, and marketable products. | |||||||||||
| 3Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
| 4Includes orthoboric and anhydrous boric acid. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States codes 2840.19.0000, 2840.20.0000, | |||||||||||
| and 2840.30.0000. | |||||||||||
| 5Less than � unit. | |||||||||||
| 6Source: Journal of Commerce Port Import/Export Reporting Service. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program