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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF REFINED COPPER SHAPES IN THE UNITED STATES, BY CLASS OF CONSUMER1 | ||||||||||
| (Metric tons, copper) | ||||||||||
| Ingots and�� | Cakes and��� | Wirebar, billets, | ||||||||
| Class of consumer | Cathodes�� | ingot bars�� | slabs�� | other����� | Total� | |||||
| 2004: | ||||||||||
| Wire-rod mills� | 1,770,000 | -- | -- | 8,860 | 1,780,000 | |||||
| Brass mills� | 389,000 | 15,100 | 57,000 | 112,000 | 573,000 | |||||
| Chemical plants� | -- | -- | -- | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||
| Ingot makers� | W | W | W | 4,560 | 2 | 4,560 | ||||
| Foundries� | 3,470 | 6,230 | -- | 11,300 | 21,000 | |||||
| Miscellaneous3 | W | W | W | 35,200 | 2 | 35,200 | ||||
| Total� | 2,160,000 | 21,400 | 57,000 | 173,000 | 2,410,000 | |||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||
| Wire-rod mills� | 1,680,000 | -- | -- | 2,590 | 1,680,000 | |||||
| Brass mills� | 361,000 | 23,300 | 35,300 | 108,000 | 528,000 | |||||
| Chemical plants� | -- | -- | -- | 1,200 | 1,200 | |||||
| Ingot makers� | W | W | W | 4,540 | 2 | 4,540 | ||||
| Foundries� | 3,780 | 5,490 | -- | 10,900 | 20,200 | |||||
| Miscellaneous3 | W | W | W | 39,300 | 2 | 39,300 | ||||
| Total� | 2,040,000 | 28,800 | 35,300 | 167,000 | 2,270,000 | |||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Wirebar, billets, other."� -- Zero.� | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes items indicated by symbol W. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes consumers of copper powder and copper shot, iron and steel plants, and other manufacturers. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program