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| TABLE 2 | ||||||||||||||
| U.S. REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF FLUORSPAR, BY END USE1 | ||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||||||
| Containing more than | Containing not more than | |||||||||||||
| 97% calcium fluoride | 97% calcium fluoride | Total | ||||||||||||
| End use or product | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | ||||||||
| Hydrofluoric acid- | W | W | - | -- | -- | W | W | |||||||
| Metallurgical | W | W | - | 30,600 | 29,700 | - | W | W | ||||||
| Other2 | W | W | -- | -- | - | W | W | |||||||
| Total | W | W | 30,600 | 29,700 | W | W | ||||||||
| Stocks, consumer and distributor, December 31 | W | W | 20,000 | 21,200 | - | 195,000 | e | 146,000 | e | |||||
| eEstimated. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included in -Other.- -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
| 2May include cement, enamel, glass and fiberglass, hydrofluoric acid, steel castings, and welding rod coatings. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
