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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| U.S. MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS SHIPPED BY PRODUCERS1 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||
| (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | |||||
| Caustic-calcined and specified (USP and technical) magnesias2 | 152,000 | $57,700 | 156,000 | $59,300 | ||||
| Magnesium hydroxide [100% Mg(OH)2]2 | 187,000 | 88,900 | 183,000 | 86,500 | ||||
| Magnesium sulfate, anhydrous and hydrous | 49,600 | 23,800 | 44,600 | 21,100 | ||||
| Dead-burned magnesia | W | W | W | W | ||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits. | ||||||||
| 2Excludes material produced as an intermediate step in the manufacture of other magnesium compounds. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
