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TABLE 5
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)
2005:
Australia 313 313 $10,300 -- -- -- -- -- -- 313 313 $10,300
Belgium 393 393 12,700 495 357 $14,200 42 19 $714 930 768 27,600
Brazil 305 305 9,770 -- -- -- -- -- -- 305 305 9,770
Canada 818 818 30,200 (6) (6) 4 -- -- -- 818 818 30,200
China 576 576 20,500 155 111 3,440 767 282 8,460 1,500 970 32,400
Congo (Kinshasa) 25 25 780 -- -- -- -- -- -- 25 25 780
Finland 687 687 25,200 296 213 7,350 743 289 9,780 1,730 1,190 42,400
France 24 24 1,550 34 24 1,620 1 (6) 23 59 49 3,190
Germany 8 8 411 1 1 151 -- -- -- 9 9 561
India 23 23 695 -- -- -- 370 100 2,720 393 123 3,410
Japan 218 218 9,650 10 7 502 -- -- -- 228 225 10,200
Korea, Republic of 24 24 413 -- -- -- -- -- -- 24 24 413
Morocco 342 342 10,300 -- -- -- -- -- -- 342 342 10,300
Norway 2,670 2,670 89,200 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,670 2,670 89,200
Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- 94 34 1,310 94 34 1,310
Russia 1,700 1,700 50,700 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,700 1,700 50,700
South Africa 204 204 7,280 20 14 705 39 9 200 263 228 8,190
Sweden 7 7 142 -- -- -- -- -- -- 7 7 142
Uganda 60 60 2,140 -- -- -- -- -- -- 60 60 2,140
United Kingdom 14 14 496 290 209 6,910 138 35 1,550 442 258 8,950
Zambia 936 936 29,900 -- -- -- -- -- -- 936 936 29,900
Other (6) (6) 15 9 7 240 3 1 18 13 8 273
Total 9,350   9,350   312,000   1,310   943   35,100   2,200   769   24,800   12,900   11,100   372,000
2006:
Australia 449 449 12,500 -- -- -- -- -- -- 449 449 12,500
Belgium 254 254 7,900 360 259 9,460 62 20 610 676 533 18,000
Brazil 265 265 7,930 -- -- -- 17 7 245 282 272 8,180
Canada 967 967 29,500 -- -- -- -- -- -- 967 967 29,500
China 1,210 1,210 36,800 235 169 4,800 339 134 3,740 1,780 1,510 45,400
Congo (Kinshasa) 31 31 744 -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 31 744
Finland 268 268 9,980 347 250 8,530 985 381 12,000 1,600 899 30,500
France 14 14 936 30 22 1,280 -- -- -- 44 36 2,220
Germany 17 17 821 5 4 370 -- -- -- 22 21 1,190
India 27 27 705 -- -- -- 339 92 1,980 366 118 2,690
Japan 202 202 6,240 1 (6) 35 5 1 51 208 204 6,330
Korea, Republic of 12 12 125 -- -- -- 36 9 299 48 20 424
Morocco 257 257 7,490 -- -- -- -- -- -- 257 257 7,490
See footnotes at end of table.
TABLE 5�Continued
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)
2006�Continued:                                                
Norway 2,230 2,230 $66,900 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,230 2,230 $66,900
Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- 49 20 $963 49 20 963
Russia 2,630 2,630 79,900 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2,630 2,630 79,900
South Africa 73 73 2,060 -- -- -- 272 65 1,390 345 138 3,460
Sweden 4 4 132 -- -- -- -- -- -- 4 4 132
Uganda 133 133 3,760 -- -- -- -- -- -- 133 133 3,760
United Kingdom 26 26 640 194 140 $4,880 213 70 2,840 433 236 8,360
Zambia 885 885 26,800 -- -- -- -- -- -- 885 885 26,800
Other (6) (6) 37 4 3 76 10 4 160 14 7 273
Total   9,950   9,950   302,000   1,180   847   29,400   2,330   803   24,200   13,500   11,600   356,000
-- 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 weights.
5Customs value.
6Less than � unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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