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| TABLE 6 | |||||
| COPPER RECOVERED FROM SCRAP PROCESSED IN THE UNITED STATES, | |||||
| BY KIND OF SCRAP AND FORM OF RECOVERY1 | |||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||
| Kind of scrap: | |||||
| New scrap: | |||||
| Copper-base������������ | 730,000 | 772,000 | |||
| Aluminum-base������������ | 39,600 | r | 47,000 | ||
| Nickel-base������������ | 18 | 18 | |||
| Total������������� | 769,000 | 819,000 | |||
| Old scrap: | |||||
| Copper-base������������ | 168,000 | 128,000 | |||
| Aluminum-base������������ | 15,000 | r | 21,300 | ||
| Nickel-base������������ | 214 | 190 | |||
| Zinc-base������������� | 33 | 38 | |||
| Total������������� | 183,000 | r | 150,000 | ||
| Grand total������������ | 953,000 | r | 968,000 | ||
| Form of recovery: | |||||
| As unalloyed copper | 48,100 | 45,500 | |||
| In brass and bronze����������� | 837,000 | 846,000 | |||
| In alloy iron and steel����������� | 985 | 786 | |||
| In aluminum alloys������� | 54,500 | r | 68,000 | ||
| In other alloys����������� | 32 | 36 | |||
| In chemical compounds����������� | 12,300 | 8,210 | |||
| Total | 953,000 | r | 968,000 | ||
| rRevised. | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program