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TABLE 1
SALIENT LEAD STATISTICS1
        2003   2004   2005   2006   2007  
United States:  
Production:    
Mine, recoverable lead content:2    
Quantity   metric tons   449,000   430,000   426,000   419,000   434,000  
Value����������������������������� thousands   $433,000   $523,000   $574,000   $715,000   $1,180,000  
Primary lead, refined content, domestic ores and base bullion�   metric tons   245,000   148,000   143,000   153,000   123,000  
Secondary lead, lead content   do.   1,140,000   1,130,000   1,150,000   1,160,000   1,180,000  
Exports, lead content:  
Lead ore and concentrates�   do.   253,000 292,000   390,000   298,000   300,000  
Lead materials, excluding scrap� do.   123,000 r 82,600   64,600   68,500   56,400  
Imports for consumption, lead content:  
Lead in base bullion� do.   6   3 29 539 1,990
Lead in pigs and bars   do.   175,000   197,000   298,000   331,000   263,000  
Stocks, December 31, lead content:  
Primary lead�   do.   W   W   W   W   W  
At consumers and secondary smelters� do.   84,600   59,000   46,800   54,800 r 49,400  
Consumption of metal, primary and secondary, lead content do.   1,390,000   1,480,000   1,490,000   1,490,000 r 1,570,000  
Price, North American Producer average, delivered3   cents per pound   43.76   55.14   61.03   77.40   123.84  
World:  
Production, gross weight:    
Mine�������������������������������   metric tons   3,200,000 r 3,200,000 r 3,520,000 r 3,650,000 r 3,770,000 e
Refinery4������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������������������������ do.   3,390,000 r 3,330,000 r 3,760,000 r 3,940,000 r 4,090,000 e
Secondary refinery������������������������ do.   3,600,000 r 3,740,000 r 3,880,000 r 3,950,000 r 4,190,000 e
Price, London Metal Exchange, pure lead, cash average3 cents per pound   23.34   40.19   44.23   58.00   117.00  
eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto. �W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.�
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices.
2Lead recoverable after smelting and refining. Number in table 13 represents lead in concentrate.
3Platts Metals Week.
4Primary metal production only; includes secondary metal production, where inseparable.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

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