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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF SILVER, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Silver ores and concentrates | Bullion | Dore | Total | ||||||||||||||
| Silver content | Value | Silver content | Value | Silver content | Value | Silver content | Value | ||||||||||
| Year and country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | |||||||||
| 2009 | 122,000 | $55,400 | 167,000 | $93,600 | 130,000 | $72,700 | 419,000 | r | $222,000 | r | |||||||
| 2010: | |||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 12 | 8 | 3,780 | 1,940 | 3,790 | 1,950 | |||||||||
| Australia | 29 | 10 | 97,300 | 65,700 | -- | -- | 97,300 | 65,700 | |||||||||
| Belgium | 53 | 22 | 18 | 15 | -- | -- | 71 | 37 | |||||||||
| Brazil | -- | -- | -- | -- | 789 | 324 | 789 | 324 | |||||||||
| Canada | 220 | 99 | 104,000 | 74,800 | -- | -- | 105,000 | 74,900 | |||||||||
| China | -- | -- | 9 | 4 | 150 | 63 | 159 | 67 | |||||||||
| Dominican Republic | 946 | 515 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 946 | 515 | |||||||||
| Finland | -- | -- | -- | -- | 243 | 108 | 243 | 108 | |||||||||
| Germany | 15,800 | 9,560 | 33,000 | 23,100 | 21,100 | 7,810 | 69,900 | 40,500 | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 16 | 12 | 4,320 | 2,350 | -- | -- | 4,330 | 2,360 | |||||||||
| Ireland | 337 | 80 | 514 | 229 | -- | -- | 851 | 309 | |||||||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 43 | 24 | 557 | 228 | 600 | 252 | |||||||||
| Japan | -- | -- | 38,600 | 30,400 | -- | -- | 38,600 | 30,400 | |||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 61,400 | 36,200 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 61,400 | 36,200 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 98 | 26 | 124 | 75 | -- | -- | 222 | 101 | |||||||||
| Mexico | 1,170 | 684 | 218,000 | 115,000 | 60 | 24 | 220,000 | 115,000 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | -- | -- | 86 | 52 | -- | -- | 86 | 52 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 127 | 86 | 221 | 132 | 1,920 | 774 | 2,270 | 992 | |||||||||
| Norway | 210 | 104 | 36 | 21 | 2,650 | 1,170 | 2,890 | 1,290 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | -- | -- | 418 | 176 | -- | -- | 418 | 176 | |||||||||
| Panama | -- | -- | -- | -- | 645 | 264 | 645 | 264 | |||||||||
| Peru | -- | -- | 233 | 98 | 620 | 266 | 853 | 364 | |||||||||
| Singapore | 3 | 3 | 8,590 | 4,730 | 22,800 | 10,300 | 31,400 | 15,000 | |||||||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | 2,070 | 1,320 | 20,700 | 9,420 | 22,800 | 10,700 | |||||||||
| Taiwan | 183 | 61 | 1,670 | 866 | -- | -- | 1,850 | 927 | |||||||||
| Thailand | -- | -- | 86 | 56 | -- | -- | 86 | 56 | |||||||||
| United Kingdom | 1,100 | 207 | 12,100 | 7,170 | 28,200 | 13,100 | 41,400 | 20,500 | |||||||||
| Vietnam | -- | -- | 78 | 26 | -- | -- | 78 | 26 | |||||||||
| Other- | 415 | 103 | 334 | 259 | 113 | 48 | 862 | 410 | |||||||||
| Total | 82,100 | 47,700 | 523,000 | 326,000 | 104,000 | 45,900 | 709,000 | 420,000 | |||||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
