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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. CONSUMPTION, BY END USE, AND INDUSTRY STOCKS OF MANGANESE FERROALLOYS AND METAL IN 20131 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ferromanganese | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium and | Manganese | |||||||||||||||||||||
| End use | High carbon | low carbon | Total | Silicomanganese | metal | |||||||||||||||||
| Steel: | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carbon | 123,000 | 120,000 | 242,000 | 93,100 | 2,690 | - | ||||||||||||||||
| High-strength, low-alloy | 36,200 | 12,200 | 48,400 | 12,500 | -- | |||||||||||||||||
| Stainless and heat-resisting | 7,080 | 2,690 | 9,770 | 15,600 | 915 | |||||||||||||||||
| Full alloy | 28,200 | 20,000 | 48,200 | 24,900 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||
| Unspecified2 | 7,640 | 3,130 | 10,800 | 2,660 | 1,700 | |||||||||||||||||
| Total- | 202,000 | 158,000 | 360,000 | 149,000 | 5,340 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cast irons | 7,500 | 403 | 7,900 | 330 | W | |||||||||||||||||
| Superalloys | W | W | W | -- | 84 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alloys (excluding alloy steels) | 457 | 246 | 703 | 2,920 | 11,800 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous and unspecified | W | -- | W | W | W | |||||||||||||||||
| Grand total- | 210,000 | 158,000 | 368,000 | 152,000 | 4 | 17,200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Total manganese content5 | 168,000 | 134,000 | 302,000 | 100,000 | 17,200 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stocks, December 31, 2013, consumers and producers | 12,400 | 14,800 | 27,200 | 5,620 | 682 | |||||||||||||||||
| W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Alloys (excluding alloy steels).- -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Includes electrical and tool steel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Approximately 83% of this combined total was for consumption in aluminum alloys. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4Internal evaluation indicates that silicomanganese consumption is considerably understated. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5Estimated based on typical percentages of manganese content. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
