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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 | ||||||||||||
| 2004: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper-base scrap: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingot makers | 4,030 | r | 73,800 | r | #### | 55,800 | r | 73,700 | r | 4,140 | r | 712 | 2,290 | r | 3,000 | r | |||||
| Brass mills2 | -- | 22,800 | #### | -- | 22,800 | -- | 469 | -- | 469 | ||||||||||||
| Foundries and other plants | 1,940 | 27,600 | #### | 10,800 | 28,100 | 1,420 | W | 397 | 397 | ||||||||||||
| Total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | #### | 2,680 | 3,870 | r | |||||||||||
| Lead-base scrap | 27,500 | r | ####### | r | W | ####### | r | ####### | r | 30,300 | r | W | 2,560 | r | 2,560 | r | |||||
| Tin-base scrap3 | W | W | W | W | W | W | #### | W | 2,410 | ||||||||||||
| Grand total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | #### | 5,240 | r | 8,830 | r | ||||||||||
| 2005: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper-base scrap: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingot makers | 4,140 | 68,300 | #### | 51,400 | 68,500 | 3,960 | W | 2,130 | 2,130 | ||||||||||||
| Brass mills2 | -- | W | W | -- | W | -- | #### | -- | 1,740 | ||||||||||||
| Foundries and other plants | 1,420 | 26,700 | W | W | W | 1,490 | W | 460 | 460 | ||||||||||||
| Total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | #### | 2,590 | 4,330 | ||||||||||||
| Lead-base scrap | 30,300 | ####### | W | ####### | ####### | 28,700 | 541 | 9,170 | 9,710 | ||||||||||||
| Tin-base scrap3 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| Grand total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | #### | #### | #### | ||||||||||||
| 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