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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||||
| PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF MOLYBDENUM PRODUCTS IN THE UNITED STATES1 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained Mo) | ||||||||||||
| Metal powder | Other2 | Total | ||||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||
| Received from other producers | -- | -- | 17,900 | 19,800 | 17,900 | 19,800 | ||||||
| Gross production during year | 4,700 | 5,170 | 73,800 | 72,800 | 78,500 | 78,000 | ||||||
| Molybdenum products used to make other products | 3,660 | 3,550 | 45,100 | 43,800 | 48,700 | 47,400 | ||||||
| Net production | 1,050 | 1,620 | 28,700 | 29,000 | 29,800 | 30,600 | ||||||
| Shipments | 1,050 | 1,490 | 45,700 | 49,500 | 46,700 | 51,000 | ||||||
| Producer stocks, December 31 | 171 | 296 | 3,600 | 2,910 | 3,770 | 3,210 | ||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes ammonium, calcium, and sodium molybdate; ferromolybdenum; molybdenum disulfide; molybdenum hexacarbonyl; | ||||||||||||
| molybdenum metal; molybdenum pentachloride; molybdic acid; molybdic oxides; pellets; and phosphomolybdic acid. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program