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| TABLE 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| SALIENT ANTIMONY STATISTICS1 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, antimony content unless otherwise specified) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||||||
| United States: | ||||||||||||||||
| Smelter production: | ||||||||||||||||
| Primary | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||||||
| Secondary | 2,860 | 3,050 | 4,410 | 4,230 | 3,850 | |||||||||||
| Exports: | ||||||||||||||||
| Metal, alloys, waste and scrap | gross weight | 596 | r | 847 | 1,550 | 1,570 | 1,440 | |||||||||
| Antimony oxide2 | 3,590 | r | 3,830 | r | 2,140 | r | 1,670 | 1,760 | ||||||||
| Imports for consumption: | ||||||||||||||||
| Metal, alloys, waste and scrap | gross weight | 5,040 | 5,050 | 6,170 | 6,210 | 5,790 | ||||||||||
| Antimony oxide2 | 18,200 | 17,200 | 18,200 | 17,600 | 16,700 | |||||||||||
| Reported industrial consumption, primary antimony | 8,610 | 8,050 | 9,040 | 8,520 | 8,270 | |||||||||||
| Stocks, primary antimony, all classes, December 31 | 1,430 | 1,430 | 1,470 | 1,400 | 1,260 | |||||||||||
| Price, average3 | cents per pound | 650.3 | 564.5 | 462.6 | 424.8 | 326.5 | ||||||||||
| World, mine production | 187,000 | r | 179,000 | r | 159,000 | r | 155,000 | r | 141,000 | e | ||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.- | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Antimony content data were calculated by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3New York dealer price for 99.65% metal, cost, insurance, freight U.S. ports. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
