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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF MANGANESE ORE, FERROALLOYS, AND METAL, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| 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: | |||||||||
| Canada | 3,000 | $893 | 1,470 | $506 | |||||
| China | 6,390 | 1,820 | 35 | 15 | |||||
| France | 3,300 | 99 | -- | -- | |||||
| Germany | 172 | 407 | 180 | 365 | |||||
| Indonesia | 39 | 48 | 23 | 25 | |||||
| Japan | -- | -- | 103 | 43 | |||||
| Mexico | 101 | 161 | -- | -- | |||||
| Poland | 193 | 91 | 21 | 20 | |||||
| Sweden | 94 | 244 | 19 | 49 | |||||
| Venezuela | -- | -- | 361 | 71 | |||||
| Other | 176 | r | 181 | r | 22 | 24 | |||
| Total�� | 13,500 | 3,940 | 2,240 | 1,120 | |||||
| Ferromanganese, all grades: | |||||||||
| Canada | 10,400 | 12,000 | 6,340 | 5,250 | |||||
| Mexico | 4,060 | r | 2,850 | 1,560 | 1,220 | ||||
| Netherlands | 2 | 6 | 13,700 | 7,550 | |||||
| Other | 28 | r | 33 | r | 78 | 77 | |||
| Total�� | 14,400 | r | 14,900 | 21,700 | 14,100 | ||||
| Silicomanganese: | |||||||||
| Brazil | 41 | r | 97 | 123 | 103 | ||||
| Canada | 300 | 351 | 596 | 533 | |||||
| France | 101 | 164 | -- | -- | |||||
| Mexico | 359 | 409 | 129 | 135 | |||||
| Other | 98 | r | 195 | r | 100 | 117 | |||
| Total�� | 900 | r | 1,220 | 947 | 888 | ||||
| Metal, including alloys and waste and scrap: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 1,100 | 1,590 | 1,370 | 2,440 | |||||
| Canada | 273 | 805 | 547 | 1,430 | |||||
| China | -- | -- | 157 | 342 | |||||
| France | 1 | 284 | 347 | 1,370 | |||||
| Germany | 292 | 924 | 154 | 425 | |||||
| Japan | 564 | 1,170 | 846 | 2,250 | |||||
| Mexico | 197 | 435 | 38 | 111 | |||||
| Sweden | 124 | 87 | 50 | 107 | |||||
| Other | 126 | r | 673 | r | 395 | 1,140 | |||
| Total�� | 2,670 | 5,960 | 3,900 | 9,610 | |||||
| Manganese dioxide: | |||||||||
| Belgium | 292 | 368 | 283 | 373 | |||||
| Canada | 3,400 | 1,630 | 3,340 | 1,960 | |||||
| Germany | 358 | 576 | 502 | 980 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 140 | 217 | 78 | 207 | |||||
| Mexico | 635 | 641 | 708 | 628 | |||||
| Poland | 95 | 168 | 120 | 225 | |||||
| Russia | 198 | 214 | 251 | 284 | |||||
| Other | 782 | r | 1,220 | r | 539 | 915 | |||
| Total�� | 5,900 | 5,040 | r | 5,820 | 5,580 | ||||
| rRevised. -- 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