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| TABLE 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| PRODUCTION AND SHIPMENTS OF LEAD PIGMENTS AND OXIDES IN THE UNITED STATES1, 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons and dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||||||||
| Production | Shipmentse | Production | Shipmentse | |||||||||||||
| Gross | Lead | Quantity | Gross | Lead | Quantity | |||||||||||
| Product | weight | content | (lead content) | - Value3 | weight | content | (lead content) | - Value3 | ||||||||
| Litharge, red lead and white lead, dry | 23,900 | 21,900 | 23,900 | 55,900,000 | 3,900 | 3,610 | 3,900 | 8,770,000 | ||||||||
| Leady oxide- | 728,000 | r | 691,000 | r | NA | NA | 610,000 | 580,000 | NA | NA | ||||||
| Total | 752,000 | r | 713,000 | r | NA | NA | 614,000 | 584,000 | NA | NA | ||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. NA Not available. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| 2Excludes basic lead sulfate to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||||||||||||
| 3At plant, exclusive of container. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
