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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT SELENIUM AND TELLURIUM STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||
| (Kilograms, contained metal, unless otherwise specified) | |||||||||||
| 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Selenium: | |||||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Production, primary refined | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Shipments to consumers | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Exports | 249,000 | 160,000 | 254,000 | 191,000 | 562,000 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption | 367,000 | 412,000 | 589,000 | 409,000 | r | 544,000 | |||||
| Apparent consumption, metal | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||
| Dealers' price, average, commercial grade,2 dollars per pound | 5.68 | 24.89 | 51.43 | 24.57 | 32.90 | ||||||
| World, refinery production | 1,570,000 | r | 1,440,000 | r | 1,340,000 | r | 1,440,000 | r | 1,470,000 | e | |
| Tellurium, United States: | |||||||||||
| Exports | 10,200 | 6,160 | 51,000 | 3,550 | 15,100 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption | 48,900 | 62,800 | 42,200 | 31,100 | 43,700 | ||||||
| Price at yearend, commercial grade,3 dollars per kilogram | 10.00 | 22.50 | 110.00 | 60.00 | 110.00 | ||||||
| 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