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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||||
| SALIENT ZINC STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||||
| Production: | |||||||||||||||
| Domestic ores, contained zinc� | metric tons | 784,000 | r | 768,000 | 739,000 | 748,000 | 727,000 | ||||||||
| Domestic ores, recoverable zinc | do. | 754,000 | r | 738,000 | 715,000 | 720,000 | 699,000 | ||||||||
| Value, recoverable zinc | thousands | $643,000 | r | $661,000 | $827,000 | $1,070,000 | $2,450,000 | ||||||||
| Refined zinc: | |||||||||||||||
| From domestic and foreign ores and concentratese | metric tons | 192,000 | r | 185,000 | r | 194,000 | r | 195,000 | r | 113,000 | |||||
| From scrape | do. | 171,000 | r | 166,000 | r | 156,000 | r | 156,000 | r | 156,000 | |||||
| Total� | do. | 362,000 | r | 351,000 | r | 350,000 | r | 351,000 | r | 269,000 | |||||
| Secondary zinc2 | do. | 253,000 | 265,000 | 241,000 | 241,000 | r | 241,000 | ||||||||
| Exports: | |||||||||||||||
| Ores and concentrates, zinc content | do. | 822,000 | 841,000 | 745,000 | 786,000 | 825,000 | |||||||||
| Refined (slab) zinc� | do. | 1,160 | 1,680 | 3,300 | 784 | r | 2,530 | ||||||||
| Zinc plates, sheets, strip, and foil | do. | 7,200 | 9,430 | 9,770 | 8,760 | 3,780 | |||||||||
| Imports for consumption: | |||||||||||||||
| Ores and concentrates, zinc content | do. | 122,000 | 164,000 | 231,000 | 156,000 | 383,000 | |||||||||
| Refined (slab) zinc� | do. | 874,000 | 758,000 | 812,000 | 668,000 | 851,000 | |||||||||
| Zinc plates, sheets, strip, and foil | do. | 1,640 | 1,790 | 2,500 | 3,630 | 2,050 | |||||||||
| Stocks of slab zinc, December 31, producer and consumer | do. | 69,800 | r | 63,500 | r | 62,700 | r | 60,900 | r | 56,400 | |||||
| Government stockpile� | do. | 112,000 | r | 95,200 | 66,400 | 46,000 | 15,300 | ||||||||
| Consumption, refined zinc: | |||||||||||||||
| Reported� | do. | 510,000 | r | 520,000 | r | 524,000 | r | 500,000 | r | 504,000 | |||||
| Apparent3 | do. | 1,170,000 | 1,120,000 | r | 1,190,000 | r | 1,050,000 | r | 1,150,000 | ||||||
| All classes4 | do. | 1,420,000 | 1,390,000 | r | 1,430,000 | r | 1,290,000 | r | 1,390,000 | ||||||
| Price5 | |||||||||||||||
| N | cents per pound | 38.64 | 40.63 | 52.47 | 67.14 | r | 158.89 | ||||||||
| London Metal Exchange, cash | do. | 35.31 | 37.53 | 47.51 | 62.66 | 143.53 | |||||||||
| World: | |||||||||||||||
| Production: | |||||||||||||||
| Mine | thousand metric tons | 8,880 | r | 9,520 | r | 9,590 | r | 9,930 | r | 10,000 | e | ||||
| Smelter | do. | 9,840 | r | 9,980 | r | 10,500 | r | 10,400 | r | 10,600 | |||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. | |||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Zinc in metal products and compounds derived directly from scrap; refined secondary zinc is listed separately in the table. | |||||||||||||||
| 3Domestic production plus net imports, plus or minus stock changes. | |||||||||||||||
| 4Apparent consumption of refined zinc plus reported consumption of zinc in metal products and compounds derived directly from ore, concentrate, or scrap. | |||||||||||||||
| 5Special High Grade. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program