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U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF COBALT, BY COUNTRY1
 
    Metal2   Oxides and hydroxides   Other forms3   Total  
Gross Cobalt Gross Cobalt Gross Cobalt Gross Cobalt
weight content4 weight content4 weight content4 weight content4
(metric (metric Value5 (metric (metric Value5 (metric (metric Value5 (metric (metric Value5
Country of origin   tons)   tons)   (thousands)   tons)   tons)   (thousands)   tons)   tons)   (thousands)   tons)   tons)   (thousands)  
2014:
Australia 975 975 ##### -- -- -- -- -- -- 975 975 #####
Belgium 18 18 724 510 r 368 r ##### r 137 37 $725 665 r 423 r 14,500 r
Brazil 80 80 2,300 14 10 144 84 25 1,070 r 178 115 3,520
Canada 120 120 5,760 1 1 31 -- -- -- 121 120 5,790
China 1,400 1,400 40,300 357 r 257 r 8,150 r 280 103 3,590 2,030 r 1,760 52,100 r
Congo (Kinshasa) 20 20 568 166 120 4,210 -- -- -- 186 140 4,780
Finland 617 617 21,600 294 212 7,210 847 285 9,450 1,760 1,110 38,300
France 30 r 30 r 1,420 r 1 1 23 -- -- -- 30 r 30 r 1,450 r
Germany 30 30 1,430 5 4 522 5 1 40 40 35 1,990
India -- -- -- -- -- -- 159 43 1,410 159 43 1,410
Japan 1,100 r 1,100 r 31,700 r (6) (6) 4 -- -- -- 1,100 r 1,100 r 31,700 r
Madagascar 589 589 17,600 -- -- -- -- -- -- 589 589 17,600
Mexico -- -- -- -- -- -- 23 11 135 23 11 135
Morocco 117 117 3,560 -- -- -- -- -- -- 117 117 3,560
Norway 1,910 1,910 56,800 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,910 1,910 56,800
Russia 930 930 27,200 -- -- -- (6) (6) 5 r 930 930 27,200
South Africa 389 389 11,500 -- -- -- -- -- -- 389 389 11,500
Sweden 19 19 937 -- -- -- -- -- -- 19 19 937
Taiwan (6) (6) 18 -- -- -- 131 r 35 936 r 131 r 36 954 r
United Kingdom 23 23 1,010 1,040 749 23,700 144 46 1,870 1,210 818 26,600
Zambia 634 634 17,300 -- -- -- -- -- -- 634 634 17,300
Other 6 6 281 r 10 7 195 22 7 212 39 20 688  
Total 9,000 r 9,000 r ##### r 2,400 r 1,730 r 57,200 r 1,830   593   19,500   ##### r 11,300 r ##### r
2015:
Australia 600 600 16,100 -- -- -- -- -- -- 600 600 16,100
Belgium 22 22 799 563 406 13,300 94 25 727 679 453 14,800
Brazil 211 211 5,780 -- -- -- 63 19 802 274 230 6,580
Canada 384 384 14,000 (6) (6) 3 3 1 17 388 385 14,000
China 1,470 1,470 43,800 315 227 7,100 732 242 7,890 2,520 1,940 58,800
Finland 528 528 17,100 317 228 7,210 1,110 379 12,100 1,950 1,130 36,400
France 26 26 1,210 -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 26 1,210
Germany 81 81 5,060 (6) (6) 19 4 1 32 86 83 5,120
India (6) (6) 7 -- -- -- 135 36 886 135 37 894
Italy 8 8 293 (6) (6) 8 17 5 113 25 13 414
Japan 1,190 1,190 32,800 (6) (6) 4 1 (6) 17 1,190 1,190 32,900
Korea, Republic of 2 2 81 20 14 272 -- -- -- 21 16 353
Madagascar 840 840 24,300 -- -- -- -- -- -- 840 840 24,300
Morocco 472 472 12,900 -- -- -- -- -- -- 472 472 12,900
Norway 1,730 1,730 48,900 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,730 1,730 48,900
Peru -- -- -- -- -- -- 237 66 596 237 66 596
Russia 830 830 23,700 -- -- -- 18 5 106 848 835 23,800
South Africa 501 501 8,870 -- -- -- -- -- -- 501 501 8,870
Sweden 15 15 854 -- -- -- -- -- -- 15 15 854
Uganda 26 26 674 -- -- -- -- -- -- 26 26 674
United Kingdom 37 37 1,430 535 385 12,200 203 71 2,810 775 493 16,500
Zambia 308 308 7,940 -- -- -- -- -- -- 308 308 7,940
Other 16 16 480 -- -- -- 19 5 190 35 21 671  
Total   9,290   9,290   #####   1,750   1,260   40,200   2,630   855   26,300   #####   11,400   #####  
rRevised. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2Unwrought cobalt, excluding alloys and waste and scrap; includes cobalt cathode and cobalt metal powder; may include intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy.
3Includes cobalt acetates, cobalt carbonates, cobalt chlorides, and cobalt sulfates.
4Estimated from gross weight.
5Customs value.
6Less than - unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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