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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF PURCHASED COPPER-BASE SCRAP1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | ||||||||||||
| From new scrap | From old scrap | Total | ||||||||||
| Type of operation | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Ingot makers | 40,200 | 48,100 | 91,700 | 96,600 | 132,000 | 145,000 | ||||||
| Smelters and refineries | 16,200 | 16,200 | 34,900 | 31,700 | 51,100 | 47,800 | ||||||
| Brass and wire-rod mills | 843,000 | 842,000 | 37,700 | 31,600 | 880,000 | 874,000 | ||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers | 42,600 | 40,100 | 38,200 | 41,600 | 80,700 | 81,700 | ||||||
| Total | 942,000 | 947,000 | 202,000 | 201,000 | 1,140,000 | 1,150,000 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Consumption at brass and wire-rod mills assumed equal to receipts. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program