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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF COPPER AND BRASS MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY ITEM1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Foundries, | �Smelters, | ||||||||||
| chemical plants, | �refiners, | ||||||||||
| Item | Brass mills | Wire-rod mills | miscellaneous users | ingot makers | Total | ||||||
| 2005: | |||||||||||
| Copper scrap� | 874,000 | r, 2 | W | 81,700 | 192,000 | 1,150,000 | r | ||||
| 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 | ||||||
| 2006: | |||||||||||
| Copper scrap� | 895,000 | 2 | W | 75,500 | 179,000 | 1,150,000 | |||||
| Refined copper3 | 490,000 | 1,570,000 | 46,500 | 4,530 | 2,110,000 | ||||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 10,100 | -- | 2,880 | -- | 12,900 | ||||||
| Brass ingots | -- | -- | 87,100 | -- | 87,100 | ||||||
| Slab zinc� | 56,400 | -- | (4) | (4) | 79,800 | ||||||
| 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