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| TABLE 2 | |||||
| MAGNESIUM RECOVERED FROM SCRAP PROCESSED IN THE | |||||
| UNITED STATES, BY KIND OF SCRAP AND FORM OF RECOVERY1 | |||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||
| 2006 | 2007 | ||||
| KIND OF SCRAP | |||||
| New scrap: | |||||
| Magnesium-base | 16,100 | 16,600 | |||
| Aluminum-base | 44,400 | r | 43,600 | ||
| Total | 60,500 | r | 60,300 | ||
| Old scrap: | |||||
| Magnesium-base | 807 | 807 | |||
| Aluminum-base | 20,900 | r | 23,000 | ||
| Total | 21,700 | r | 23,800 | ||
| Grand total | 82,200 | r | 84,000 | ||
| FORM OF RECOVERY | |||||
| Magnesium alloy ingot2 | W | W | |||
| Magnesium alloy castings | 1,270 | 484 | |||
| Magnesium alloy shapes | 364 | 262 | |||
| Aluminum alloys | 65,700 | r | 67,000 | ||
| Other3 | 14,800 | 16,300 | |||
| Total | 82,100 | r | 84,000 | ||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Other." | |||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||
| 2Includes secondary magnesium content of both secondary and primary alloy ingot. | |||||
| 3Includes chemical and other dissipative uses, cathodic protection, and data indicated | |||||
| by symbol W. | |||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program