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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||
| COPPER RECOVERED AS REFINED COPPER AND IN ALLOYS AND OTHER FORMS | ||||||||||||
| FROM COPPER-BASE SCRAP PROCESSED IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE OF OPERATION1 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, copper) | ||||||||||||
| From new scrap | From old scrap | Total | ||||||||||
| Type of operation | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||
| Ingot makers� | 25,700 | 24,100 | 63,800 | 70,100 | 89,500 | 94,200 | ||||||
| Refineries2 | 16,000 | 16,000 | 34,700 | 31,200 | 50,800 | 47,200 | ||||||
| Brass and wire-rod mills� | 669,000 | 667,000 | 36,300 | 29,800 | 705,000 | 697,000 | ||||||
| Foundries and manufacturers� | 19,400 | 17,500 | 30,800 | 33,700 | 50,200 | 51,200 | ||||||
| Chemical plants | 5,040 | 5,040 | 3,130 | 3,130 | 8,160 | 8,160 | ||||||
| Total� | 735,000 | 730,000 | 169,000 | 168,000 | 904,000 | 898,000 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Electrolytically refined based on source of material at smelter level. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program