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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. STOCKS, RECEIPTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF NEW AND OLD SCRAP AND TIN RECOVERED, BY TYPE OF SCRAP1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross weight of scrap | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks, | Consumption | Stocks, | Tin recoverede | |||||||||||||||||
| Type of scrap | January 1 | Receipts | New | Old | Total | December 31 | New | Old | Total | |||||||||||
| 2005: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper-base scrap: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingot makers | 4,140 | 68,300 | 17,200 | r | 51,300 | r | 68,500 | 3,960 | W | 2,130 | 2,130 | |||||||||
| Brass mills2 | -- | W | W | -- | W | -- | 1,740 | -- | 1,740 | |||||||||||
| Foundries and other plants | 1,420 | 26,700 | W | W | 26,600 | 1,490 | W | 460 | 460 | |||||||||||
| Total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 1,740 | 2,590 | 4,330 | |||||||||||
| Lead-base scrap | 13,800 | r | 1,360,000 | 20,400 | 1,330,000 | r | 1,350,000 | r | 21,100 | r | 536 | r | 9,140 | r | 9,670 | r | ||||
| Tin-base scrap3 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||
| Grand total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 2,280 | 11,700 | r | 14,000 | ||||||||||
| 2006: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper-base scrap: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingot makers | 3,960 | 65,200 | 17,200 | 48,500 | 65,700 | 3,500 | W | 2,040 | 2,040 | |||||||||||
| Brass mills2 | -- | W | W | W | W | W | 1,830 | W | 1,830 | |||||||||||
| Foundries and other plants | 1,500 | 27,600 | 17,000 | 10,400 | 27,400 | 1,630 | W | 388 | 388 | |||||||||||
| Total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 1,830 | 2,430 | 4,250 | |||||||||||
| Lead-base scrap | 21,100 | 1,370,000 | 19,400 | 1,340,000 | 1,360,000 | 29,400 | 510 | 9,170 | 9,680 | |||||||||||
| Tin-base scrap3 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||
| Grand total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 2,340 | 11,600 | 13,900 | |||||||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. XX Not applicable. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Consumption is assumed to be equal to receipts. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes tinplate and other scrap recovered at detinning plants. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program