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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF MOLYBDENUM ORE AND CONCENTRATES (INCLUDING | ||||||||
| ROASTED AND OTHER CONCENTRATES), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||
| (metric tons of | Value | (metric tons of | Value | |||||
| Country | contained Mo) | (thousands) | contained Mo) | (thousands) | ||||
| Canada | 3,190 | $163,000 | 1,520 | $97,200 | ||||
| Chile | 2,420 | 131,000 | 5,740 | 333,000 | ||||
| China | 5 | 114 | 1 | 16 | ||||
| Mexico | 3,400 | 43,300 | 3,910 | 78,700 | ||||
| Peru | 1,830 | 54,000 | 1,130 | 38,800 | ||||
| Other | 58 | 2,910 | 85 | 5,330 | ||||
| Total | 10,900 | 395,000 | 12,400 | 553,000 | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program