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| TABLE 8 | ||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION OF ZINC1 | ||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||
| 2005 | 2006 | |||
| Refined zinc, apparent | 1,050,000 | r | 1,150,000 | |
| Ores and concentrates, zinc contente | 617 | 617 | ||
| Secondary, zinc content2� | 241,000 | r | 241,000 | |
| Total | 1,290,000 | r | 1,390,000 | |
| eEstimated. rRevised.� | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to | ||||
| totals shown. | ||||
| 2Excludes secondary slab zinc and remelt zinc. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program