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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF COPPER AND BRASS MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY ITEM- 1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Foundries, | -Smelters, | ||||||||||
| chemical plants, | -refiners, | ||||||||||
| Item | Brass mills | Wire-rod mills | miscellaneous users | ingot makers | Total | ||||||
| 2009: | |||||||||||
| Copper scrap- | 685,000 | r, 2 | W | 67,100 | r | 159,000 | 911,000 | r | |||
| Refined copper3 | 454,000 | 1,140,000 | 49,500 | 4,510 | 1,650,000 | ||||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 9,990 | -- | 3,090 | -- | 13,100 | ||||||
| Brass ingots | -- | -- | 55,400 | r | -- | 55,400 | r | ||||
| Slab zinc- | 44,800 | -- | (4) | (4) | 107,000 | ||||||
| 2010: | |||||||||||
| Copper scrap- | 694,000 | 2 | W | 66,100 | 150,000 | 911,000 | |||||
| Refined copper3 | 459,000 | 1,250,000 | 53,100 | 4,510 | 1,760,000 | ||||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 10,100 | -- | 4,370 | -- | 14,400 | ||||||
| Brass ingots | -- | -- | 61,700 | -- | 61,700 | ||||||
| Slab zinc- | 44,800 | -- | (4) | (4) | 106,000 | ||||||
| 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
See also: Mineral commodity prices
