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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT LITHIUM STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained lithium) | |||||||||||
| 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||
| Production | W | W | 870 | 2 | W | W | |||||
| Exports3 | 1,310 | 1,300 | 1,230 | 1,420 | 1,790 | ||||||
| Imports3 | 2,850 | 2,760 | 2,210 | 2,120 | 2,750 | ||||||
| Consumptione | 2,000 | 4 | 2,000 | 4 | 1,800 | 2,000 | 4 | 2,000 | 4 | ||
| Rest of world, production5 | 29,300 | r | 30,700 | r | 28,600 | r | 30,800 | r | 30,800 | e | |
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | |||||||||||
| 2Source: Rockwood Holdings, Inc., 2014, 2013 annual report: Rockwood Holdings, Inc., p. 16. | |||||||||||
| 3Compounds. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
| 4Rounded to one significant digit to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | |||||||||||
| 5Mineral concentrate, lithium carbonate, lithium chloride, and lithium hydroxide. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
