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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||||
| SALIENT MOLYBDENUM STATISTICS1 | |||||||||||||
| (Metric tons of contained molybdenum) | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||
| United States: | |||||||||||||
| Concentrate: | |||||||||||||
| Production | 37,583 | 59,400 | 63,700 | 61,500 | 61,000 | r | 68,200 | ||||||
| Shipments | 36,965 | 59,400 | 62,800 | 61,600 | 68,100 | r | 71,400 | ||||||
| Reported consumption2 | 33,306 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Imports for consumption | 6,009 | 12,900 | 14,600 | 12,000 | 13,100 | 15,800 | |||||||
| Stocks, December 31: | |||||||||||||
| Concentrate, mine and plant | 4,213 | 2,200 | 3,520 | W | W | W | |||||||
| Product producers3 | 5,602 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Consumers | 898 | r | 1,630 | 1,810 | 1,770 | 1,820 | 2,010 | ||||||
| Total | 10,713 | 3,820 | 5,330 | 1,770 | 1,820 | 2,010 | |||||||
| Primary products: | |||||||||||||
| Production | 40,285 | 68,600 | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Shipments | 32,623 | 51,100 | W | W | W | W | |||||||
| Reported consumption | 15,759 | 19,200 | 19,100 | 19,400 | 18,600 | 19,500 | |||||||
| Imports for consumption | 6,780 | 6,450 | 7,830 | 7,190 | 9,510 | ||||||||
| World, mine production | 132,957 | r | 246,000 | r | 266,000 | r | 256,000 | r | 258,000 | 281,000 | e | ||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data.- | |||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||
| 2Molybdenum concentrates roasted to make molybdenum oxide. | |||||||||||||
| 3Includes ammonium, calcium, and sodium molybdate; briquets; ferromolybdenum; molybdenum hexacarbonyl; molybdenum metal;- | |||||||||||||
| molybdenum pentachloride; molybdic acid; pellets; phosphomolybdic disulfide; and technical and purified molybdic oxide. | |||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
