Ground Mica Sold Or Used By Producers In The United States, By End Use And Method Of Grinding

TABLE 4
GROUND MICA SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY END USE
AND METHOD OF GRINDING^{1, 2}

	2005				2006
	Quantity	�			Quantity	�
	(thousand	Value	Unit		(thousand	Value	Unit
	metric tons)	(thousands)	value		metric tons)	(thousands)	value
End use:
Joint cement	63	$15,000	$238		60	$15,200	$254
Paint	14	4,550	328		13	3,740	288
Plastics	4	2,070	518		6	3,520	586
Well-drilling mud	(3)	(3)	148		(3)	(3)	162
Other⁴	39	25,600	654		44	26,500	602
Total	120	47,200	393		123	49,000	398
Method of grinding:
Dry	W	W	226	^r	W	W	237
Wet	W	W	776	^r	W	W	784
^rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.��
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
²Domestic and some imported scrap. Low-quality sericite is not included.
³Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in "Other."
⁴Includes mica used for molded electrical insulation, roofing, rubber, textile and decorative coatings,
welding rods, and miscellaneous.