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| TABLE� 5 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF VANADIUM-BEARING ASH, RESIDUES, AND SLAG1 | ||||||||
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| 2006 | 2007 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| V2O5 content | V2O5 content | |||||||
| Material and country | (kilograms) | Value | (kilograms) | Value | ||||
| Ash and residues: | ||||||||
| Canada� | 1,130,000 | $1,110,000 | 714,000 | $1,130,000 | ||||
| Mexico� | 637,000 | 7,320,000 | 931,000 | 9,750,000 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 11,500 | 21,600 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total� | 1,780,000 | 8,450,000 | 1,640,000 | 10,900,000 | ||||
| Slag, from the manufacture of iron and steel2 | 360,000 | 808,000 | 370,000 | 924,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Slag imports from China and South Africa; data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program