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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||
| SALIENT SILVER STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||
| Mine production: | ||||||||||||
| Quantity | metric tons | 1,350 | 1,240 | 1,250 | 1,230 | 1,140 | ||||||
| Value | thousands | $201,000 | $196,000 | $268,000 | $289,000 | $426,000 | ||||||
| Refinery production: | ||||||||||||
| Domestic and foreign ores and concentrates | metric tons | 2,580 | 2,580 | 1,140 | 2,530 | 2,210 | ||||||
| Scrap (old and new) | do. | 1,030 | 1,010 | 1,920 | 981 | 111 | ||||||
| Exports, refined | do. | 680 | 181 | 422 | 166 | 1,500 | ||||||
| Imports for consumption, refined | do. | 4,300 | 4,510 | 4,100 | 3,880 | 4,280 | ||||||
| Stocks, December 31: | ||||||||||||
| Industry | metric tons | 280 | 93 | 131 | 86 | 98 | ||||||
| Futures exchanges | do. | 3,290 | 3,430 | 3,580 | 3,380 | 3,150 | ||||||
| U.S. Department of the Treasury | do. | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | r | 220 | |||||
| Price, average2 | dollars per troy ounce | $4.62 | $4.91 | $6.69 | $7.34 | $11.61 | ||||||
| Employment, mine and mill workers3 | 1,100 | 1,200 | NA | NA | NA | |||||||
| World, mine production | metric tons | 18,800 | 18,800 | 19,900 | r | 20,600 | r, e | 20,200 | ||||
| eEstimated. NA Not available. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||||
| 2Price data are the annual Handy & Harman quotations published in Platts Metals Week. | ||||||||||||
| 3Employment data are from the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program