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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT MAGNESIUM STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Production: | |||||||||||||
| Primary magnesium | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Secondary magnesium | 89,300 | 88,400 | 68,600 | 71,800 | r | 74,900 | |||||||
| Exports | 14,800 | 14,400 | 19,600 | 14,800 | 12,300 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption | 71,800 | 83,300 | 47,300 | 52,700 | 48,400 | ||||||||
| Consumption, primary | 72,200 | 64,500 | 50,900 | 55,700 | 59,300 | ||||||||
| Yearend stocks, producer | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Price2 | dollars per pound | 2.00-2.50 | 3.05-3.25 | 2.20-2.40 | 2.35-2.50 | 2.05-2.20 | |||||||
| World, primary productione- | 751,000 | 670,000 | 598,000 | 755,000 | r | 771,000 | |||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||||
| 2Source: Platts Metals Week. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
