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| TABLE 4 | ||||||||||||||
| ZINC RECOVERED FROM SCRAP PROCESSED IN THE UNITED | ||||||||||||||
| STATES, BY TYPE OF SCRAP1 | ||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | ||||||||||||||
| Type of scrap: | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||||
| New scrap: | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc-base | 35,300 | 54,200 | ||||||||||||
| Copper-base- | 118,000 | 119,000 | ||||||||||||
| Magnesium-base | 196 | 189 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 153,000 | 173,000 | ||||||||||||
| Old scrap: | ||||||||||||||
| Zinc-base | 105,000 | 67,600 | ||||||||||||
| Copper-base- | 7,450 | 6,860 | ||||||||||||
| Aluminum-base | 512 | 412 | ||||||||||||
| Magnesium-base | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 113,000 | 74,800 | ||||||||||||
| Grand total | 267,000 | 248,000 | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add | ||||||||||||||
| to totals shown. | ||||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
