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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF LEAD IN 2015, BY CLASS OF PRODUCT1, 2 | |||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, lead content) | |||||||||||||||
| Lead in | Lead in | ||||||||||||||
| Refined | antimonial | Lead in | copper- | ||||||||||||
| Product | - soft lead | lead | alloys | base scrap | ---- Total-- | ||||||||||
| Metal products- | 63,500 | 80,800 | W | W | 156,000 | ||||||||||
| Storage batteries- | 783,000 | 315,000 | 254,000 | -- | 1,350,000 | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous3 | 46,900 | W | W | -- | 55,800 | ||||||||||
| Total | 893,000 | W | 268,000 | W | 1,560,000 | ||||||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Includes lead that went directly from scrap to fabricated products. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Includes other oxides and gasoline additives. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
