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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF MANGANESE ORE, FERROALLOYS, AND METAL, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2004 | 2005 | |||||||||||
| Quantity, | Value, | Quantity, | Value, | |||||||||
| gross weight | f.a.s.2 | gross weight | f.a.s.2 | |||||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| Ore and concentrates with 20% or more manganese: | ||||||||||||
| Brazil | 1,090 | $137 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Canada | 5,130 | 1,450 | 3,000 | $893 | ||||||||
| China | 89,000 | 5,360 | 6,390 | 1,820 | ||||||||
| France | 242 | 119 | 3,300 | 99 | ||||||||
| Germany | 10,900 | 2,320 | 172 | 407 | ||||||||
| Italy | 74 | 36 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Netherlands | 6,240 | 808 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Norway | 1,790 | 430 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Sweden | 1,660 | 334 | 94 | 244 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 4,010 | 410 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Other | 2,870 | 1,010 | 511 | 480 | ||||||||
| Total�� | 123,000 | 12,400 | 13,500 | 3,940 | ||||||||
| Ferromanganese, all grades: | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 6,230 | 6,400 | 10,400 | 12,000 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 458 | 660 | 4,070 | 2,850 | ||||||||
| Venezuela | 390 | 764 | -- | -- | ||||||||
| Other | 2,040 | 2,810 | 30 | 39 | ||||||||
| Total�� | 9,118 | 10,634 | 14,500 | 14,889 | ||||||||
| Silicomanganese: | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 46 | 53 | 300 | 351 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 277 | 314 | 359 | 409 | ||||||||
| Other | 179 | 265 | 240 | 457 | ||||||||
| Total�� | 502 | 632 | 899 | 1,220 | ||||||||
| Metal, including alloys and waste and scrap: | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 318 | 733 | 1,100 | 1,590 | ||||||||
| Canada | 824 | 1,980 | 273 | 805 | ||||||||
| Japan | 730 | 1,290 | 564 | 1,170 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 273 | 605 | 197 | 435 | ||||||||
| Sweden | 186 | 125 | 124 | 87 | ||||||||
| Other | 458 | 1,360 | 420 | 1,880 | ||||||||
| Total�� | 2,790 | 6,090 | 2,670 | 5,960 | ||||||||
| Manganese dioxide: | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 256 | 302 | 292 | 368 | ||||||||
| Canada | 1,960 | 890 | 3,400 | 1,630 | ||||||||
| Israel | 210 | 345 | 67 | 85 | ||||||||
| Mexico | 400 | 327 | 635 | 641 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | 170 | 205 | 19 | 19 | ||||||||
| Other | 1,000 | 1,610 | 1,490 | 2,290 | ||||||||
| Total�� | 4,000 | 3,680 | 5,900 | 5,030 | ||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Free alongside ship. | ||||||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program