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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF REFINED SILVER, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Silver ores and concentrates | Bullion | Dore | Total | |||||||||||||
| Silver content | Value | Silver content | Value | Silver content | Value | Silver content | Value | |||||||||
| Year and country | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | (kilograms) | (thousands) | ||||||||
| 2012 | 41,500 | $39,900 | 837,000 | $795,000 | 67,900 | $70,400 | 964,000 | $905,000 | ||||||||
| 2013: | ||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 96 | 86 | -- | -- | 96 | 86 | ||||||||
| Australia | 1 | 3 | 124,000 | 80,000 | 498 | 432 | 125,000 | 80,500 | ||||||||
| Austria | -- | -- | 1,830 | 1,620 | 1,620 | 1,250 | 3,450 | 2,870 | ||||||||
| Canada | -- | -- | 77,300 | 64,700 | -- | -- | 77,300 | 64,700 | ||||||||
| China | 8,670 | 11,600 | -- | -- | 98 | 73 | 8,770 | 11,700 | ||||||||
| Colombia | 12 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 13 | ||||||||
| Czech Republic | -- | -- | 385 | 283 | -- | -- | 385 | 283 | ||||||||
| Estonia | -- | -- | 200 | 212 | -- | -- | 200 | 212 | ||||||||
| Germany | 1,950 | 11,100 | 8,760 | 3,360 | 231 | 179 | 10,900 | 14,600 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | -- | -- | 4,030 | 2,590 | 1,910 | 1,990 | 5,930 | 4,570 | ||||||||
| India | -- | -- | 36,300 | 26,900 | 3,010 | 2,250 | 39,300 | 29,100 | ||||||||
| Italy | -- | -- | 302 | 363 | -- | -- | 302 | 363 | ||||||||
| Israel | -- | -- | 8 | 10 | 444 | 300 | 452 | 310 | ||||||||
| Japan | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18,700 | 16,300 | 18,700 | 16,300 | ||||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2,950 | 7,080 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,950 | 7,080 | ||||||||
| Malaysia | -- | -- | 1,870 | 967 | -- | -- | 1,870 | 967 | ||||||||
| Mexico | -- | -- | 76,300 | 61,700 | 12 | 11 | 76,300 | 61,800 | ||||||||
| New Zealand | -- | -- | 1,050 | 940 | 1,870 | 1,550 | 2,920 | 2,490 | ||||||||
| Norway | -- | -- | 351 | 182 | 2,320 | 1,320 | 2,670 | 1,500 | ||||||||
| Pakistan | -- | -- | 537 | 494 | -- | -- | 537 | 494 | ||||||||
| Peru | -- | -- | 228 | 184 | 89 | 68 | 317 | 252 | ||||||||
| Philippines | 249 | 1,460 | 23 | 23 | -- | -- | 272 | 1,490 | ||||||||
| Singapore | -- | -- | 11,800 | 11,300 | 4,350 | 3,290 | 16,200 | 14,600 | ||||||||
| South Africa | 1 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 1 | 4 | ||||||||
| Switzerland | -- | -- | 64 | 55 | 2,830 | 1,900 | 2,900 | 1,950 | ||||||||
| Turkey | -- | -- | 54 | 50 | 37 | 29 | 91 | 79 | ||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | -- | -- | 28 | 23 | 2,120 | 1,750 | 2,140 | 1,780 | ||||||||
| United Kingdom | -- | -- | 73 | 64 | 7,710 | 6,580 | 7,780 | 6,640 | ||||||||
| Other- | 3 | 12 | 1,660 | 1,430 | 201 | 130 | 1,860 | 1,570 | ||||||||
| Total | 13,800 | 31,300 | 347,000 | 258,000 | 48,000 | 39,400 | 409,000 | 328,000 | ||||||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
