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TABLE 1
SALIENT LEAD STATISTICS1
        2002   2003   2004   2005   2006  
United States:  
Production:    
Mine, recoverable lead content:2    
Quantity   metric tons   440,000   449,000   430,000   426,000   419,000  
Value����������������������������� thousands   $423,000   $433,000   $523,000   $574,000   $715,000  
Primary lead, refined, lead content:  
Domestic ores and base bullion   metric tons   262,000   245,000   148,000   143,000   153,000  
Foreign ores and base bullion   do.   (3)   --   --   --   --  
Secondary lead, lead content   do.   1,100,000   1,140,000   1,130,000   1,150,000 r 1,160,000    
Exports, lead content:                            
Lead ore and concentrates   do.   241,000   253,000   292,000   390,000   298,000    
Lead materials, excluding scrap   do.   43,400 r 123,000   82,600   64,600   68,500    
Imports for consumption, lead content:                            
Lead in ore and concentrates   do.   6   --   --   --   --    
Lead in base bullion   do.   --   6   3   29   539    
Lead in pigs and bars   do.   210,000   175,000   197,000   298,000   331,000    
Stocks, December 31, lead content:                            
Primary lead   do.   (4)   W   W   W   W    
At consumers and secondary smelters do.   111,000   84,600   59,000   46,800 r 53,700  
Consumption of metal, primary and secondary, lead content do.   1,440,000   1,390,000   1,480,000   1,490,000 r 1,560,000  
Price, North American Producer average, delivered5   cents per pound   43.56   43.76   55.14   61.03   77.40  
World:      
Production, gross weight:        
Mine�������������������������������   metric tons   2,870,000 r 3,160,000 r 3,170,000 r 3,450,000 r 3,470,000 e
Refinery6������������������������������ ������������������������������������������������������������������ do.   3,430,000 r 3,410,000 r 3,330,000 r 3,770,000 r 4,020,000 e
Secondary refinery������������������������ do.   3,370,000 r 3,570,000 r 3,740,000 r 3,930,000 r 4,010,000 e
Price, London Metal Exchange, pure lead, cash average5 cents per pound   20.52   23.34   40.19   44.23   58.00  
eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. -- Zero.
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.
3Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Primary lead, refined, lead content: Domestic ores and base bullion."
4Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Stocks,December 31, lead content: At consumers and secondary smelters."
5Platts Metals Week.
6Primary metal production only; includes secondary metal production, where inseparable.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program


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