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| TABLE 3 | ||||
| PRICES OF IMPORTED FLUORSPAR | ||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | ||||
| Source and grade | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| Chinese, dry basis, cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) Gulf port, acidspar filtercake | 230-240 | 230-240 | ||
| South African, f.o.b. Durban, acidspar | 157-167 | 160-204 | ||
| Mexican, free on board (f.o.b.) Tampico, acidspar filtercake | 130-150 | 180-200 | ||
| Mexican, f.o.b. U.S. Gulf port, arsenic <5 parts per million | 175-186 | 210-220 | ||
| Mexican, c.i.f. port of U.S. entry, metspar1 | 93 | 111 | ||
| 1Metspar prices are the average value per metric ton of imported Mexican metspar for the fourth quarter calculated | ||||
| from the U.S. Census Bureau statistics. | ||||
| Sources:� Industrial Minerals, no. 459, p. 70, December 2005; no. 471, p. 74, December 2006.�� | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program