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| TABLE 6 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF LIME, BY TYPE1 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | ||||||||
| Type | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | (metric tons)2 | Value3 | |||||
| Calcined dolomite: | |||||||||
| Canada | 38,400 | $7,050,000 | 60,700 | $9,220,000 | |||||
| Germany | 264 | 56,200 | 364 | 60,400 | |||||
| Taiwan | 560 | 115,000 | 365 | 94,200 | |||||
| Other | 592 | 253,000 | 1,120 | 474,000 | |||||
| Total | 39,800 | 7,480,000 | 62,600 | 9,850,000 | |||||
| Hydraulic lime: | |||||||||
| Bahamas, The | 327 | 53,900 | 326 | 54,900 | |||||
| Canada | 3,260 | 532,000 | 3,710 | 635,000 | |||||
| Jamaica | -- | -- | 4,640 | 714,000 | |||||
| Taiwan | 154 | 27,800 | -- | -- | |||||
| Other | 402 | 118,000 | 248 | 247,000 | |||||
| Total | 4,140 | 732,000 | 8,930 | 1,650,000 | |||||
| Quicklime: | |||||||||
| Bahamas, The | 627 | 171,000 | 554 | 155,000 | |||||
| Canada | 58,400 | 7,520,000 | 52,500 | 6,970,000 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 138 | 41,100 | 583 | 177,000 | |||||
| Mexico | 1,380 | 163,000 | 315 | 208,000 | |||||
| Netherlands | 44 | 90,000 | 427 | 1,010,000 | |||||
| Other | 19 | r | 34,400 | r | 91 | 133,000 | |||
| Total | 60,600 | 8,020,000 | 54,500 | 8,650,000 | |||||
| Slaked lime, hydrate: | |||||||||
| Angola | -- | -- | 537 | 233,000 | |||||
| Canada | 10,400 | 2,820,000 | 11,900 | 2,300,000 | |||||
| Chile | -- | -- | 325 | 57,200 | |||||
| Mexico | 283 | 43,400 | 210 | 32,200 | |||||
| Nigeria | -- | -- | 695 | 147,000 | |||||
| Philippines | 431 | 62,000 | 442 | 67,700 | |||||
| Russia | -- | -- | 4,140 | 1,490,000 | |||||
| Other | 213 | 86,500 | � | 114 | 346,000 | ||||
| Total | 11,300 | 3,010,000 | 18,300 | 4,670,000 | |||||
| Grand total | 116,000 | 19,200,000 | 144,000 | 24,800,000 | |||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2To convert metric tons to short tons, multiply metric tons by 1.102. | |||||||||
| 3Declared free alongside ship valuation. | |||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program