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| TABLE 7 | ||||
| ZINC RECOVERED FROM SCRAP PROCESSED IN THE UNITED | ||||
| STATES, BY TYPE OF SCRAP AND FORM OF RECOVERY1 | ||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Type of scrap: | ||||
| New scrap: | ||||
| Zinc-base | 149,000 | 139,000 | ||
| Copper-base� | 154,000 | r | 154,000 | |
| Magnesium-base | 163 | r | 161 | |
| Total | 303,000 | r | 294,000 | |
| Old scrap: | ||||
| Zinc-base | 40,100 | 38,400 | ||
| Copper-base� | 10,100 | r | 8,870 | |
| Aluminum-base | 482 | r | 564 | |
| Magnesium-base | 8 | r | 8 | |
| Total | 50,700 | r | 47,800 | |
| Grand total | 354,000 | r | 341,000 | |
| Form of recovery: | ||||
| Metal: | ||||
| Slab zinc | 113,000 | r | 95,200 | |
| Zinc dust | 5,020 | 4,880 | ||
| Other | 2,270 | 1,960 | ||
| Total | 120,000 | r | 102,000 | |
| In brass and bronze | 156,000 | r | 154,000 | |
| In other metal | 4,790 | 6,330 | ||
| In chemical products: | ||||
| Zinc oxide (lead free) | 15,600 | 15,600 | ||
| Zinc sulfate | 23,100 | 19,900 | ||
| Zinc chloride | 311 | -- | ||
| Other zinc chemicals | 3,770 | 1,900 | ||
| Total | 203,000 | r | 198,000 | |
| Grand total | 323,000 | r | 300,000 | |
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add | ||||
| to totals shown. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program