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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. STOCKS, RECEIPTS, AND CONSUMPTION OF NEW AND OLD SCRAP AND TIN RECOVERED, BY TYPE OF SCRAP1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gross weight of scrap | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Stocks, | Consumption | Stocks, | Tin recoverede | ||||||||||||||||||
| Type of scrap | January 1 | Receipts | New | Old | Total | December 31 | New | Old | Total | ||||||||||||
| 2014: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper-base scrap:e | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingot makers | 3,650 | 47,500 | r | 6,180 | r | 41,300 | r | 47,500 | r | 3,630 | r | 197 | r | 1,830 | r | 2,030 | |||||
| Brass mills2 | W | W | W | W | W | W | 1,070 | r | W | 1,070 | r | ||||||||||
| Foundries and other plants | 1,320 | r | 16,900 | r | 14,400 | r | 2,280 | r | 16,700 | 1,540 | r | W | 84 | r | 84 | r | |||||
| Total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 1,270 | r | 1,910 | r | 3,180 | r | |||||||||
| Lead-base scrap | 44,100 | r | 888,000 | r | 24,300 | 865,000 | r | 889,000 | r | 44,400 | r | 638 | 8,170 | r | 8,810 | r | |||||
| Tin-base scrap3 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| Grand totale | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 1,900 | r | 10,100 | r | 12,000 | r | |||||||||
| 2015: | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Copper-base scrap:e | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ingot makers | 3,630 | 47,200 | 6,060 | 41,300 | 47,400 | 3,470 | 196 | 1,830 | 2,030 | ||||||||||||
| Brass mills2 | W | W | W | W | W | W | 253 | W | 253 | ||||||||||||
| Foundries and other plants | 1,540 | 15,400 | 13,800 | 1,820 | 15,600 | 1,380 | W | 72 | 72 | ||||||||||||
| Total | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 449 | 1,900 | 2,350 | ||||||||||||
| Lead-base scrap | 44,400 | 874,000 | 25,500 | 845,000 | 870,000 | 31,800 | 671 | 8,150 | 8,820 | ||||||||||||
| Tin-base scrap3 | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | ||||||||||||
| Grand totale | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | XX | 1,120 | 10,100 | 11,200 | ||||||||||||
| eEstimated. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. XX Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2Consumption is assumed to be equal to receipts. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3Includes tinplate and other scrap recovered at detinning plants. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
