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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF COPPER AND BRASS MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY ITEM1 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | ||||||||||
| Foundries, | �Smelters, | |||||||||
| chemical plants, | �refiners, | |||||||||
| Item | Brass mills | Wire-rod mills | miscellaneous users | ingot makers | Total | |||||
| 2004: | ||||||||||
| Copper scrap� | 876,000 | r, 2 | W | 80,700 | 183,000 | 1,140,000 | ||||
| Refined copper3 | 573,000 | 1,780,000 | 57,400 | 4,560 | 2,410,000 | |||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 10,000 | -- | 2,040 | -- | 12,100 | |||||
| Brass ingots | 1,470 | -- | 95,200 | -- | 96,600 | |||||
| Slab zinc� | 68,300 | -- | (4) | (4) | 95,500 | |||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||
| Copper scrap� | 870,000 | W | 81,700 | 192,000 | 1,140,000 | |||||
| Refined copper3 | 528,000 | 1,680,000 | 60,700 | 4,540 | 2,270,000 | |||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 10,000 | -- | 2,330 | -- | 12,400 | |||||
| Brass ingots | -- | -- | 89,900 | -- | 89,900 | |||||
| Slab zinc� | 59,700 | -- | (4) | (4) | 82,500 | |||||
| rRevised.� W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Brass mills."� -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes item indicated by symbol W. | ||||||||||
| 3Detailed information on consumption of refined copper can be found in table 5. | ||||||||||
| 4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Total." | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program