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| TABLE 3 | ||||
| PRICES OF IMPORTED FLUORSPAR | ||||
| (Dollars per metric ton) | ||||
| Source and grade | 2014 | 2015 | ||
| Acidspar: | ||||
| Chinese, dry basis, cost, insurance, and freight (c.i.f.) Gulf port, filtercake | 340-370 | 270-300 | ||
| Chinese, free on board (f.o.b.) China, wet filtercake | 290-310 | 260-280 | ||
| Mexican, f.o.b. Tampico, filtercake | 290-330 | 260-280 | ||
| Mexican, f.o.b. Tampico, arsenic <5 parts per million | 370-420 | 280-310 | ||
| South African, f.o.b. Durban, filtercake | 300-330 | 260-280 | ||
| Metspar, Mexican, f.o.b. Tampico | 230-270 | 230-270 | ||
| Source: Industrial Minerals magazine (London).- | ||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
