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| TABLE 7�� | ||||||||
| U.S IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF TANTALUM ORES AND CONCENTRATES, | ||||||||
| BY COUNTRY1 (HTS CODE 2615.90.6060) | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Gross mass | Value | Gross mass | Value | |||||
| Country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | ||||
| Australia | 808,000 | $35,300 | 708,000 | $42,000 | ||||
| Canada | 226,000 | 6,330 | 209,000 | 6,350 | ||||
| China | 79 | 18 | 1,450 | 94 | ||||
| Mozambique | -- | -- | 48,084 | 1,291 | ||||
| Nigeria | 25,000 | 633 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 1,060,000 | 42,300 | 967,000 | 49,700 | ||||
| �-- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program