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| TABLE 4 | |||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF COPPER AND BRASS MATERIALS IN THE UNITED STATES, BY ITEM1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Foundries, | -Smelters, | ||||||||||
| chemical plants, | -refiners, | ||||||||||
| Item | Brass mills | Wire-rod mills | miscellaneous users | ingot makers | Total | ||||||
| 2013: | |||||||||||
| Copper scrap- | 697,000 | W | 64,500 | 140,000 | 902,000 | ||||||
| Refined copper2 | 457,000 | 1,310,000 | 55,000 | 4,510 | 1,830,000 | ||||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 10,100 | -- | 4,810 | -- | 14,900 | ||||||
| Brass ingots | -- | -- | 62,000 | r | -- | 62,000 | r | ||||
| Slab zinc- | 24,000 | -- | (3) | (3) | 24,900 | ||||||
| 2014: | |||||||||||
| Copper scrap- | 737,000 | W | 59,400 | 139,000 | 936,000 | ||||||
| Refined copper2 | 428,000 | 1,270,000 | 51,700 | -- | 1,750,000 | ||||||
| Hardeners and master alloys | 10,100 | -- | 5,450 | -- | 15,600 | ||||||
| Brass ingots | -- | -- | 59,100 | -- | 59,100 | ||||||
| Slab zinc- | 10,300 | -- | 751 | -- | 11,100 | ||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Brass mills.- -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Detailed information on consumption of refined copper can be found in table 5. | |||||||||||
| 3Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Total.- | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
