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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| BALL CLAY SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE AND USE1 | ||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||
| Type and use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||
| Type: | ||||||||
| Airfloat | 653 | 29,500 | 697 | 27,500 | ||||
| Water-slurried | 104 | 4,860 | 97 | 4,780 | ||||
| Unprocessed | 215 | 10,700 | 209 | 10,500 | ||||
| Total | 973 | 45,100 | 1,000 | 42,800 | ||||
| Use: | ||||||||
| Fillers, extenders, and binders2 | 40 | NA | 34 | NA | ||||
| Floor and wall tile | 426 | NA | 395 | NA | ||||
| Miscellaneous ceramics3 | 85 | NA | 88 | NA | ||||
| Pottery | 4 | NA | 3 | NA | ||||
| Sanitaryware | 177 | NA | 170 | NA | ||||
| Miscellaneous4 | 37 | NA | 142 | NA | ||||
| Exports, reported by producers5 | 202 | NA | 171 | NA | ||||
| Total | 973 | 45,100 | 1,000 | 42,800 | ||||
| NA Not available.- | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Includes adhesives; asphalt emulsions; fertilizer carriers; paint; rubber; and other fillers, extenders, and binders. | ||||||||
| 3Includes catalysts, electrical porcelain, fiberglass, fine china and dinnerware, mineral wool, and roofing granules. | ||||||||
| 4Includes heavy-clay products, refractories, and unknown uses. | ||||||||
| 5Includes miscellaneous ceramics and unknown uses. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
