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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT SELENIUM AND TELLURIUM STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Kilograms, contained metal, unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||
| Selenium: | |||||||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Production, primary refined | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Shipments to consumers | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Exports | 86,700 | 249,000 | 160,000 | 254,000 | 191,000 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption | 422,000 | 367,000 | 412,000 | 589,000 | 413,000 | ||||||||
| Apparent consumption, metal | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||
| Dealers' price, average, commercial grade2 | dollars per pound | $4.27 | $5.68 | $24.89 | $51.43 | $24.57 | |||||||
| World, refinery production | 1,410,000 | r | 1,470,000 | r | 1,370,000 | r | 1,430,000 | r | 1,540,000 | e | |||
| Tellurium, United States: | |||||||||||||
| Exports | 3,510 | 10,200 | 6,160 | 51,000 | r | 3,550 | |||||||
| Imports for consumption | 28,100 | 48,900 | 62,800 | 42,200 | 31,100 | ||||||||
| Price at yearend, commercial grade3 | dollars per kilogram | $7.00 | $10.00 | $22.50 | $110.00 | $60.00 | |||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | |||||||||||||
| 2Source: Platts Metals Week.� | |||||||||||||
| 3Average yearend price published by Mining Journal for United Kingdom lump and powder, 99.95% tellurium. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program