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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)
2004:
Australia 448 448 $18,600 -- -- -- -- -- -- 448 448 $18,600
Belgium 668 668 20,200 451 325 $17,700 -- -- -- 1,120 992 37,900
Brazil 16 16 585 -- -- -- (6) (6) $5 17 16 589
Canada 1,120 1,120 36,900 1 1 45 -- -- -- 1,130 1,130 37,000
China 429 429 18,400 188 135 4,660 462 136 5,250 1,080 701 28,300
Congo (Kinshasa) 16 16 712 -- -- -- -- -- -- 16 16 712
Finland 357 357 19,600 361 260 12,300 733 257 11,800 1,450 874 43,800
France 56 56 3,570 24 18 1,280 -- -- -- 81 74 4,850
Germany 33 33 1,550 5 4 202 -- -- -- 38 37 1,760
India -- -- -- -- -- -- 171 46 1,370 171 46 1,370
Japan 164 164 9,460 (6) (6) 13 57 14 772 221 178 10,200
Korea, Republic of 71 71 1,620 -- -- -- -- -- -- 71 71 1,620
Norway 1,420 1,420 65,200 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,420 1,420 65,200
Philippines -- -- -- -- -- -- 83 27 758 83 27 758
Russia 1,630 1,630 79,800 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1,630 1,630 79,800
South Africa 110 110 3,270 -- -- -- -- -- -- 110 110 3,270
Sweden 8 8 315 -- -- -- -- -- -- 8 8 315
Uganda 50 50 2,110 -- -- -- -- -- -- 50 50 2,110
United Kingdom 12 12 579 240 173 7,940 155 41 1,930 407 226 10,400
Zambia 618 618 27,700 -- -- -- -- -- -- 618 618 27,700
Other 11 11 347 27 19 1,020 53 14 153 92 45 1,520
Total 7,250   7,250   311,000   1,300   934   45,100   1,720   536   22,100   10,300   8,720   378,000
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
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)
2005�Continued:                                                
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
-- 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, minor adjustments by the U.S. Geological Survey.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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