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| TABLE 3 | |||||
| YEAREND PRICES FOR BORON MINERALS AND COMPOUNDS1 | |||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | |||||
| Price, | Price, | Price, | |||
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |||
| Product | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | ||
| Borax, anhydrous, 25 kg bags2 | 1,645-1,762 | 1,646-1,763 | 1,678-1,798 | ||
| Borax, decahydrate2 | 340-380 | 340-380 | 340-380 | ||
| Borax, decahydrate, granular2 | 783-881 | 784-882 | 799-899 | ||
| Borax, pentahydrate2 | 400-430 | 400-430 | 400-430 | ||
| Borax, pentahydrate, granular2 | 587-685 | 587-685 | 599-699 | ||
| Borax, technical, anhydrous, 99%, bulk, carload, works3 | 900-930 | NA | NA | ||
| Borax, technical, granular, decahydrate, 99%, bags, carload, works3 | 378 | NA | NA | ||
| Borax, technical, granular, decahydrate, 99.5%, bulk, carload, works3 | 340-380 | NA | NA | ||
| Borax, technical, granular, pentahydrate, 99.5%, bags, carload, works3 | 426 | NA | NA | ||
| Borax, technical, granular, pentahydrate, 99.5%, bulk, carload, works3 | 400-425 | NA | NA | ||
| Boric acid, granular2 | 685-783 | 686-784 | 699-799 | ||
| Boric acid, technical, granular, 99.9%, bags, carload, works3 | 836 | NA | NA | ||
| Boric acid, U.S. Borax, Inc. & Chemical Corp., high-purity anhydrous, 99%� | |||||
| B2O3, 100-pound-bags, carlots3 | 900-935 | NA | NA | ||
| Colemanite, Turkish lump, 40%-42% B2O32 | 270-290 | 270-290 | 270-290 | ||
| Ulexite, Lima, 40% B2O32 | 250-300 | 250-300 | 250-300 | ||
| NA Not available.� | |||||
| 1U.S. f.o.b. plant or port prices per metric ton of product. Other conditions of final preparation, transportation, quantities, and� | |||||
| qualities not stated are subject to negotiation and/or somewhat different price quotations. Values have been rounded to the� | |||||
| nearest dollar. | |||||
| 2Sources: Industrial Minerals, no 459, December 2005, p. 70; no. 471, December 2006, p. 74; no. 483, December 2007, p. 76. | |||||
| 3Source: Chemical Market Reporter, pricelist June 18-24, 2007. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program