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| TABLE 11 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF TUNGSTEN ORES AND CONCENTRATES, | ||||||||
| BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | |||||
| Country of origin | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Australia | 262 | $9,060 | 158 | $5,780 | ||||
| Bolivia | 976 | 33,600 | 991 | 30,400 | ||||
| Brazil | 24 | 745 | 22 | 718 | ||||
| Canada | 1,140 | 33,300 | 1,140 | 38,200 | ||||
| China | (2) | 17 | 13 | 341 | ||||
| Colombia | 50 | 1,520 | 27 | 679 | ||||
| Germany | 10 | 315 | 8 | 205 | ||||
| Italy | -- | -- | (2) | 8 | ||||
| Mexico | 14 | 355 | 10 | 108 | ||||
| Mongolia | -- | -- | 115 | 3,900 | ||||
| Peru | -- | -- | 51 | 1,750 | ||||
| Portugal | 543 | 19,900 | 515 | 20,400 | ||||
| Russia | 98 | 3,750 | 184 | 6,380 | ||||
| Rwanda | 14 | 448 | -- | -- | ||||
| Singapore | 8 | 265 | -- | -- | ||||
| Spain | 464 | 16,200 | 741 | 26,500 | ||||
| Sweden | (2) | 4 | -- | -- | ||||
| Thailand | 76 | 3,180 | 86 | 2,660 | ||||
| Uganda | -- | -- | 16 | 293 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 14 | 406 | -- | -- | ||||
| Total | 3,690 | 123,000 | 4,080 | 138,000 | ||||
| -- Zero. | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||
| 2Less than - unit. | ||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
