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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||||||
| CRUSHED AND GROUND BARITE SOLD OR USED BY PROCESSORS | ||||||||||||
| IN THE UNITED STATES, BY STATE1, 2 | ||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Quantity | |||||||||||
| Number | (thousand | Value | Number | (thousand | Value | |||||||
| State | of plants | metric tons) | (thousands) | of plants | metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Louisiana | 5 | 1,050 | $201,000 | 5 | 626 | $113,000 | ||||||
| Texas | 8 | 1,260 | 231,000 | 7 | 677 | 130,000 | ||||||
| Other3 | 9 | 1,100 | 219,000 | 9 | 753 | 161,000 | ||||||
| Total | 22 | 3,410 | 651,000 | 21 | 2,060 | 404,000 | ||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Includes imports. | ||||||||||||
| 3Includes Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Nevada, Ohio, and Tennessee.- | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
