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| TABLE 10 | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF MISCELLANEOUS TUNGSTEN-BEARING MATERIALS, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | ||||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | ||||||
| Product and country of destination | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Ferrotungsten and ferrosilicon tungsten: | |||||||||
| Canada | 4 | $108 | 1 | $19 | |||||
| Japan | -- | -- | 3 | 181 | |||||
| Mexico | 25 | 88 | (2) | 29 | |||||
| Total | 29 | 196 | 4 | 229 | |||||
| Unwrought tungsten:3, 4, 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 19 | 79 | 5 | 20 | |||||
| Belgium | �-- | �-- | 11 | 105 | |||||
| Brazil | 8 | 49 | 10 | 46 | |||||
| Canada | 54 | 517 | 106 | 786 | |||||
| China | 7 | 28 | 68 | 294 | |||||
| Denmark | 10 | 48 | 5 | 29 | |||||
| France | (2) | 6 | r | 15 | 62 | ||||
| Germany | 130 | 546 | 124 | 522 | |||||
| Hungary | 16 | 84 | 15 | 65 | |||||
| Israel | 2 | 8 | 23 | 99 | |||||
| Italy | 4 | 17 | 6 | 27 | |||||
| Japan | 51 | 215 | 33 | 137 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 28 | 136 | 5 | 22 | |||||
| Malaysia | 30 | 141 | 18 | 75 | |||||
| Mexico | 28 | 146 | 38 | 170 | |||||
| Netherlands | 12 | 52 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| New Zealand | �-- | �-- | 4 | 17 | |||||
| Peru | 3 | 13 | 2 | 9 | |||||
| Philippines | 8 | 32 | 51 | 215 | |||||
| Singapore | 13 | 54 | 59 | 247 | |||||
| Sweden | 25 | 103 | 44 | 190 | |||||
| Taiwan | 340 | 1,630 | 181 | 779 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 129 | 656 | 401 | 1,800 | |||||
| Yemen | 41 | 174 | �-- | �-- | |||||
| Other | 8 | r | 71 | r | 9 | 49 | |||
| Total | 966 | 4,800 | 1,230 | 5,780 | |||||
| Waste and scrap:4 | |||||||||
| Armenia | 13 | 48 | �-- | �-- | |||||
| Austria | 148 | 916 | �-- | �-- | |||||
| Belgium | 20 | 351 | 21 | 348 | |||||
| Brazil | 7 | 100 | 2 | 36 | |||||
| Canada | 56 | 411 | 129 | 1,060 | |||||
| China | 5 | 26 | 44 | 590 | |||||
| France | �-- | �-- | 38 | 364 | |||||
| Germany | 145 | 1,780 | 238 | 3,310 | |||||
| Hong Kong | �-- | �-- | 13 | 256 | |||||
| Japan | 277 | 4,380 | 148 | 2,240 | |||||
| Mexico | 6 | 37 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| Netherlands | 45 | 260 | 10 | 108 | |||||
| Peru | �-- | �-- | 7 | 56 | |||||
| Singapore | 4 | 21 | 2 | 17 | |||||
| Taiwan | (2) | 4 | 31 | 763 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 124 | 1,050 | 159 | 3,300 | |||||
| Vietnam | �-- | �-- | 472 | 1,040 | |||||
| Other | 8 | 40 | 1 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 858 | 9,420 | 1,310 | 13,500 | |||||
| See footnotes at end of� table. | |||||||||
| TABLE 10�Continued | |||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF MISCELLANEOUS TUNGSTEN-BEARING MATERIALS, BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||
| 2005 | 2006 | ||||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | ||||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | ||||||
| Product and country of destination | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Wrought tungsten:3, 4, 6 | |||||||||
| Australia | 1 | $134 | 2 | $297 | |||||
| Brazil | 11 | 1,370 | 7 | 1,410 | |||||
| Canada | 35 | 2,440 | 32 | 2,520 | |||||
| China | 4 | 1,090 | 12 | 2,000 | |||||
| Colombia | 7 | 2,470 | 4 | 1,600 | |||||
| Costa Rica | (2) | 3 | 2 | 236 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 18 | 2,780 | 26 | 4,620 | |||||
| France | 4 | 1,070 | 14 | 2,160 | |||||
| Germany | 82 | 5,940 | r | 44 | 5,800 | ||||
| Hungary | 6 | 1,380 | 9 | 1,810 | |||||
| India | 8 | 444 | 4 | 277 | |||||
| Indonesia | 1 | 311 | 2 | 583 | |||||
| Ireland | 1 | 54 | 3 | 389 | |||||
| Israel | 4 | 797 | 7 | 1,880 | |||||
| Italy | 3 | 674 | 4 | 512 | |||||
| Japan | 119 | 13,200 | 79 | 14,300 | |||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2 | 829 | 2 | 545 | |||||
| Mexico | 33 | 4,180 | 27 | 3,870 | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | 571 | 3 | 874 | |||||
| Philippines | 4 | 275 | 1 | 180 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 326 | 6 | 1,390 | |||||
| Singapore | 2 | 355 | � | 1 | 490 | ||||
| Spain | 18 | 808 | 8 | 599 | |||||
| Sweden | 2 | 278 | 17 | 879 | |||||
| Taiwan | 3 | 595 | 2 | 542 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 26 | 1,930 | 37 | 2,340 | |||||
| Other | 8 | r | 2,130 | r | 11 | 2,180 | |||
| Total | 404 | 46,500 | 364 | 54,300 | |||||
| Tungsten compounds:7 | |||||||||
| Canada | 454 | 1,330 | 26 | 88 | |||||
| China | 39 | 264 | 150 | 2,430 | |||||
| Netherlands | 20 | 456 | 896 | 15,500 | |||||
| United Kingdom | 38 | 410 | (2) | 3 | |||||
| Other | 1 | 66 | r | (2) | 14 | ||||
| Total | 553 | 2,530 | 1,070 | 18,100 | |||||
| rRevised.� -- Zero. | |||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||
| 2Less than � unit. | |||||||||
| 3May include alloys. | |||||||||
| 4Content estimated from reported gross weight. | |||||||||
| 5Includes bars and rods produced simply by sintering; excludes powders and waste and scrap. | |||||||||
| 6Includes bars and rods other than those produced simply by sintering; profiles, plates, sheets, strip, and foil; | |||||||||
| wire; and other wrought products. | |||||||||
| 7Includes only other tungstates.� | |||||||||
| Source:� U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program