Salient U.S. Rare Earth Statistics

TABLE 1
SALIENT U.S. RARE EARTH STATISTICS¹

		2001		2002		2003		2004		2005
Production of rare-earth concentrates, rare-earth oxide (REO) basis^{e, 2}	metric tons	W		W		--		--		--
Exports, REO basis:
Cerium compounds	do.	4,120		2,740		1,910		2,280		2,220
Rare-earth metals, scandium, yttrium	do.	884		1,300		730		1,010		636
Rare-earth compounds, organic or inorganic	do.	1,600		1,340		1,790		4,800		2,070
Ferrocerium and pyrophoric alloys	do.	2,500		2,830		2,880		3,720		4,320
Imports for consumption, REO basis:^e�
Cerium compounds	do.	3,850		2,540		2,430		1,880		2,170
Ferrocerium and pyrophoric alloys	do.	118		89		102		105		130
Metals, alloys, oxides, other compounds	do.	15,300		11,600		14,100		15,300		13,000
Prices, yearend:
Bastn�site concentrate, REO basis^e	dollars per kilogram	$5.51		$5.51		$5.51		$5.51		$5.51
Monazite concentrate, REO basis^e	do.	$0.73		$0.73		$0.73		$0.73		$0.73
Mischmetal, metal basis	do.	$16.00	³	$16.00	³	$10.00	⁴	$10.00	⁴	$10.00	⁴
^eEstimated.� W Withheld to avoid disclosing company prorietary data.� -- Zero.
¹Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits.
²Includes only the rare earths derived from bastn�site as obtained from Molycorp, Inc.
³Source:� Elements, TradeTech, Denver, CO.
⁴Source:� Hefa Rare Earths Canada Co. Ltd., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.