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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| SUMMATION OF U.S. MICA TRADE DATA1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scrap and flake mica | Sheet mica | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Powder | Waste | Unworked | Worked | |||||||||||||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||||||||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 5,550 | $8,190 | 935 | $468 | 53 | $163 | 879 | $15,900 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 5,800 | 8,700 | 68 | 35 | 60 | 275 | 978 | 17,900 | ||||||||||||||
| Imports for consumption: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 22,000 | 16,900 | 4,400 | 2,390 | 51 | 180 | 1,930 | 16,200 | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 24,300 | 15,100 | 3,200 | 1,810 | 172 | 254 | 2,020 | 19,700 | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau.- | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices