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| TABLE 3 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Gross weight | Gross weight | |||||||
| Compound and country | (kilograms) | Value2 | (kilograms) | Value2 | ||||
| Celestite, Mexico | 49,800,000 | $2,490,000 | 55,100,000 | $2,760,000 | ||||
| Strontium carbonate: | ||||||||
| China | 129,000 | 406,000 | 234,000 | 368,000 | ||||
| Germany | 4,600,000 | 3,520,000 | 4,790,000 | 3,900,000 | ||||
| Italy | 8,000 | 54,300 | 11,500 | 124,000 | ||||
| Mexico | 4,880,000 | 3,920,000 | 5,690,000 | 4,460,000 | ||||
| Spain | 109,000 | 87,800 | 40,000 | 41,300 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 6 | 8,080 | 1,030 | 128,000 | ||||
| Total | 9,730,000 | 8,000,000 | 10,800,000 | 9,020,000 | ||||
| Strontium metal: | ||||||||
| China | 111,000 | 915,000 | 77,500 | 569,000 | ||||
| France | 7,320 | 60,200 | 11,000 | 91,500 | ||||
| Taiwan | 5,400 | 48,300 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 124,000 | 1,020,000 | 88,500 | 661,000 | ||||
| Strontium nitrate: | ||||||||
| China | 435,000 | 588,000 | 483,000 | 666,000 | ||||
| France | -- | -- | 800 | 7,520 | ||||
| Hungary | -- | -- | 615 | 13,300 | ||||
| India | -- | -- | 500 | 4,630 | ||||
| Japan | 13,000 | 36,800 | 33,500 | 40,200 | ||||
| Mexico | 2,470,000 | 2,890,000 | 2,160,000 | 2,790,000 | ||||
| Spain | 130,000 | 146,000 | 41,300 | 48,500 | ||||
| Total | 3,050,000 | 3,660,000 | 2,720,000 | 3,570,000 | ||||
| Strontium oxide, hydroxide, peroxide: | ||||||||
| Brazil | 2,660 | 8,260 | -- | -- | ||||
| China | 40,000 | 44,000 | -- | -- | ||||
| Japan | 151 | 17,400 | 225 | 13,200 | ||||
| Total | 42,800 | 69,600 | 225 | 13,200 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Customs value. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
