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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF LEAD PIGMENTS AND OXIDES IN THE UNITED STATES1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons and dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| Production | Shipmentse | Production | Shipmentse | |||||||||||||
| Gross | Lead | Quantity | Gross | Lead | Quantity | |||||||||||
| Product | weight | content | (lead content) | � Value3 | weight | content | (lead content) | � Value3 | ||||||||
| Litharge, red lead and white lead, dry | -- | -- | 10,200 | 10,800,000 | -- | -- | 10,200 | 10,800,000 | ||||||||
| Leady oxide� | 747,000 | 710,000 | NA | NA | 777,000 | 738,000 | NA | NA | ||||||||
| Total | 747,000 | 710,000 | NA | NA | 777,000 | 738,000 | NA | NA | ||||||||
| eEstimated. NA not available. "-- Zero.�� | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.�� | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Excludes basic lead sulfate to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.�� | ||||||||||||||||
| 3At plant, exclusive of container. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program