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| TABLE 8 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS OF MOLYBDENUM ORE AND CONCENTRATES (INCLUDING | ||||||||
| ROASTED AND OTHER CONCENTRATES), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 2010 | |||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||
| (metric tons of | Value | (metric tons of | Value | |||||
| Country | contained Mo) | (thousands) | contained Mo) | (thousands) | ||||
| Belgium | -- | -- | 25 | $782 | ||||
| Canada | 2,000 | $45,700 | 1,620 | 51,300 | ||||
| Chile | 1,910 | 54,100 | 3,000 | 99,200 | ||||
| China | -- | -- | (2) | 3 | ||||
| Germany | -- | -- | 25 | 935 | ||||
| Mexico | 1,910 | 17,000 | 4,600 | 53,500 | ||||
| Peru | 1,690 | 32,900 | 3,680 | 108,000 | ||||
| Total | 7,520 | 150,000 | 12,900 | 314,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Less than - unit. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
