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| TABLE 9 | |||||||||||||||
| COMPOSITION OF SECONDARY COPPER-ALLOY PRODUCTION IN THE UNITED STATES1 | |||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||||||
| Copper | Tin | Lead | Zinc | Nickel | Aluminum | Total | |||||||||
| Brass and bronze ingot production:2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 65,200 | r | 3,170 | r | 4,620 | r | 8,830 | r | 111 | 11 | 81,900 | r | |||
| 2014 | 65,000 | 3,600 | 5,100 | 8,940 | 107 | 11 | 82,800 | ||||||||
| Secondary metal content of brass mill | |||||||||||||||
| products: | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 559,000 | r | 1,240 | 2,310 | 114,000 | r | 1,050 | r | 16 | 677,000 | r | ||||
| 2014 | 606,000 | 1,090 | 2,350 | 116,000 | 1,210 | 16 | 727,000 | ||||||||
| Secondary metal content of brass and | |||||||||||||||
| bronze castings: | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 35,600 | 1,070 | 548 | 1,150 | 77 | 101 | 38,500 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 37,700 | 1,070 | 542 | 1,120 | 75 | 89 | 40,600 | ||||||||
| rRevised. | |||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||
| 2Includes approximately 96% from scrap and 4% from other than scrap. | |||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
