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| TABLE 8 | |||||
| PRODUCTION OF SECONDARY COPPER AND COPPER-ALLOY PRODUCTS | |||||
| IN THE UNITED STATES, BY ITEM PRODUCED FROM SCRAP1 | |||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||
| Item produced from scrap | 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Unalloyed copper products: | |||||
| Refined copper������ | 47,200 | 44,800 | |||
| Copper powder | 314 | 134 | |||
| Copper castings������� | 547 | 612 | |||
| Total | 48,100 | 45,500 | |||
| Alloyed copper products: | |||||
| Brass and bronze ingots:� | |||||
| Tin bronzes������� | 10,100 | 10,100 | |||
| Leaded red brass and semired brass����� | 68,700 | 69,400 | |||
| High leaded tin bronze�������� | 10,500 | 10,100 | |||
| Yellow brass�������� | 5,910 | 5,610 | |||
| Manganese bronze�������� | 8,240 | 8,030 | |||
| Aluminum bronze������� | 5,980 | 5,960 | |||
| Nickel silver������� | 1,990 | 2,110 | |||
| Silicon bronze and brass�������� | 6,010 | 5,780 | |||
| Copper-base hardeners and master alloys� | 5,810 | 7,620 | |||
| Miscellaneous������� | 4,930 | 3,310 | |||
| Total | 128,000 | 128,000 | |||
| Brass mill and wire-rod mill products��� | 859,000 | 880,000 | |||
| Brass and bronze castings������� | 45,300 | 43,100 | |||
| Brass powder�������� | 69 | 68 | |||
| Copper in chemical products������� | 12,300 | 8,210 | |||
| Grand total | 1,090,000 | 1,100,000 | |||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program