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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF FLUORSPAR, BY COUNTRY AND CUSTOMS DISTRICT1� | ||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value2 | Quantity | Value2 | |||||||
| Country and customs district | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Containing more than 97% calcium fluoride (CaF2): | ||||||||||
| China: | ||||||||||
| Anchorage, AK | -- | -- | 41 | $8 | ||||||
| Baltimore, MD | 6 | $4 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Houston, TX | 161,000 | 35,400 | 193,000 | 37,600 | ||||||
| New Orleans, LA | 199,000 | 44,500 | 83,900 | 18,900 | ||||||
| Total | 359,000 | 79,900 | 277,000 | 56,500 | ||||||
| Germany, Savannah, GA | 17 | 13 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Japan, Los Angeles, CA | 61 | 10 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Mexico: | ||||||||||
| Laredo, TX | 39,600 | 8,300 | 61,000 | 13,800 | ||||||
| New Orleans, LA | 15,300 | 2,160 | 174,000 | 23,600 | ||||||
| Total | 54,900 | 10,500 | 235,000 | 37,300 | ||||||
| Mongolia: | ||||||||||
| Houston, TX | 27,600 | 5,600 | 23,800 | 4,450 | ||||||
| New Orleans, LA | 4,940 | 988 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Total | 32,500 | 6,590 | 23,800 | 4,450 | ||||||
| South Africa: | ||||||||||
| Houston, TX | 23,500 | 4,910 | 30,800 | 5,150 | ||||||
| New Orleans, LA | 19,800 | 4,180 | 10,600 | 2,840 | ||||||
| Total | 43,300 | 9,090 | 41,400 | 7,990 | ||||||
| United Kingdom: | ||||||||||
| Houston, TX | 6 | 25 | 31 | 37 | ||||||
| Los Angeles, CA | 345 | 41 | 345 | 42 | ||||||
| Total | 351 | 66 | 376 | 79 | ||||||
| Grand total | 490,000 | 106,000 | 577,000 | 106,000 | ||||||
| Containing not more than 97% CaF2: | ||||||||||
| Mexico: | ||||||||||
| Charleston, SC | 3,100 | 306 | 3,030 | 345 | ||||||
| Laredo, TX | 1,640 | 175 | 2,440 | 232 | ||||||
| New Orleans, LA | 57,500 | 5,810 | 36,700 | 4,090 | ||||||
| Total | 62,200 | 6,290 | 42,100 | 4,670 | ||||||
| Namibia: | ||||||||||
| Charleston, SC | -- | -- | 191 | 17 | ||||||
| Houston, TX | -- | -- | 278 | 24 | ||||||
| Total | -- | -- | 469 | 41 | ||||||
| South Africa, NewYork, NY | -- | -- | 37 | 8 | ||||||
| Grand total | 62,200 | 6,290 | 42,600 | 4,720 | ||||||
| Grand total, all grades | 553,000 | 112,000 | 620,000 | 111,000 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Cost, insurance, and freight values at U.S. ports. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau; may be adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program