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| TABLE 9 | ||||||||||
| GEORGIA KAOLIN SOLD OR USED BY PRODUCERS, BY TYPE AND USE1 | ||||||||||
| (Thousand metric tons and thousand dollars) | ||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||
| Type and use | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||
| Type: | ||||||||||
| Airfloat | 747 | r | 60,500 | r | 747 | 60,300 | ||||
| Calcined2 | 1,300 | 276,000 | 1,270 | 268,000 | ||||||
| Delaminated | 927 | 139,000 | 926 | 139,000 | ||||||
| Unprocessed | 190 | r | 10,500 | r | 251 | 9,400 | ||||
| Water washed | 2,250 | 358,000 | 2,250 | 360,000 | ||||||
| Total | 5,410 | r | 844,000 | r | 5,450 | 836,000 | ||||
| Use: | ||||||||||
| Domestic: | ||||||||||
| Ceramics and glass: | ||||||||||
| Catalysts (oil-refining) | W | NA | W | NA | ||||||
| Fiberglass, mineral wool | 259 | r | NA | 261 | NA | |||||
| Roofing granules | 30 | r | NA | 33 | NA | |||||
| Other3 | 514 | r | NA | 594 | NA | |||||
| Fillers, extenders, and binders: | ||||||||||
| Adhesives | 19 | NA | 37 | NA | ||||||
| Paint | 239 | NA | 267 | NA | ||||||
| Paper coating | 1,190 | NA | 1,400 | NA | ||||||
| Paper filling | 181 | NA | 221 | NA | ||||||
| Plastic | 51 | NA | 59 | NA | ||||||
| Rubber | 117 | r | NA | 154 | NA | |||||
| Other4 | 66 | r | NA | 31 | NA | |||||
| Heavy-clay products5 | (6) | NA | (6) | NA | ||||||
| Refractories7 | (6) | NA | (6) | NA | ||||||
| Undistributed8 | 807 | r | NA | 693 | NA | |||||
| Total | 3,480 | r | NA | 3,750 | NA | |||||
| Exports, reported by producers: | ||||||||||
| Paint | 123 | NA | 114 | NA | ||||||
| Paper coating9 | 1,280 | NA | 1,150 | NA | ||||||
| Paper filling9 | 231 | NA | 80 | NA | ||||||
| Rubber | 58 | NA | 40 | NA | ||||||
| Undistributed10 | 240 | NA | 312 | NA | ||||||
| Total | 1,930 | NA | 1,690 | NA | ||||||
| Grand total | 5,410 | r | 844,000 | r | 5,450 | 836,000 | ||||
| rRevised. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Other.- | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes pigment- and refractory-grade calcined kaolin. | ||||||||||
| 3Includes catalysts (oil-refining), electrical porcelain, fine china and dinnerware, pottery, miscellaneous ceramics, | ||||||||||
| -and sanitaryware. | ||||||||||
| 4Includes animal feed; asphalt tile; fertilizers; medical, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics; pesticides and related | ||||||||||
| products; and miscellaneous fillers, extenders, and binders. | ||||||||||
| 5Includes brick (common and face), portland cement, and miscellaneous products. | ||||||||||
| 6Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Domestic: Undistributed.- | ||||||||||
| 7Includes firebricks, blocks and shapes, grogs and calcines, high-alumina specialties, kiln furniture, and- | ||||||||||
| miscellaneous refractories. | ||||||||||
| 8Includes chemical manufacturing, floor and wall tiles, heavy-clay products, refractories products, | ||||||||||
| -waterproofing seals, and unknown uses. | ||||||||||
| 9Some export sales, by producers, may be included with domestic sales. | ||||||||||
| 10Includes miscellaneous ceramics; miscellaneous fillers, extenders, and binders; and unknown uses. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
