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| TABLE 7�� | |||||||||
| U.S IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF TANTALUM ORES AND | |||||||||
| CONCENTRATES, BY COUNTRY1, 2 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Gross weight | Value | Gross weight | Value | ||||||
| Country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | |||||
| Australia | 983,000 | r | $37,800 | 808,000 | $35,300 | ||||
| Canada | 268,000 | 5,930 | 226,000 | 6,330 | |||||
| China | 17 | 4 | r | 79 | 18 | ||||
| Nigeria | -- | -- | 25,000 | 633 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2 | -- | -- | |||||
| Total | 1,250,000 | r | 43,800 | r | 1,060,000 | 42,300 | |||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States code 2615.90.6060. | |||||||||
| Sources: U.S. Census Bureau; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program