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| TABLE 13 | ||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF FERROTUNGSTEN AND | ||||||||
| FERROSILICON TUNGSTEN, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Quantity, | Quantity, | |||||||
| tungsten content | Value | tungsten content | Value | |||||
| Country of origin | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||
| Brazil | 37 | $1,370 | -- | -- | ||||
| China | 327 | 13,400 | 284 | $11,900 | ||||
| Hong Kong | 15 | 690 | -- | -- | ||||
| Luxembourg | 15 | 745 | -- | -- | ||||
| Netherlands | 12 | 393 | -- | -- | ||||
| Sweden | 1 | 30 | -- | -- | ||||
| Taiwan | -- | -- | 16 | 675 | ||||
| Vietnam | 63 | 2,620 | 155 | 6,280 | ||||
| Total | 470 | 19,200 | 454 | 18,800 | ||||
| -- 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