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| TABLE 2 | ||||
| ESTIMATED BISMUTH METAL CONSUMED | ||||
| IN THE UNITED STATES, BY USE1 | ||||
| (Kilograms) | ||||
| Use | 2013 | 2014 | ||
| Chemicals2 | 549,000 | 499,000 | ||
| Bismuth alloys | 62,400 | 66,000 | ||
| Metallurgical additives | W | W | ||
| Other | W | W | ||
| Total | 774,000 | 727,000 | ||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary- | ||||
| data; included in -Total.- | ||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant | ||||
| digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||
| 2Includes industrial and laboratory chemicals,- | ||||
| cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
