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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF ZINC IN 2014, BY INDUSTRY USE AND GRADE1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Special | Continuous | Remelt | |||||||||||||||||
| High | High | Galvanizing- | Controlled- | Prime | and other | ||||||||||||||
| Industry use | Grade | Grade | Grade | Lead Grade | Western | grades | Total | ||||||||||||
| Galvanizing- | 47,400 | 88,500 | 182,000 | -- | 21,100 | 185 | 340,000 | ||||||||||||
| Zinc-base alloys- | 25,600 | 82 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 25,600 | ||||||||||||
| Brass and bronze- | 23,600 | 9,320 | -- | -- | 98 | -- | 33,000 | ||||||||||||
| Other- | 4,460 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4,460 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 101,000 | 97,900 | 182,000 | -- | 21,200 | 185 | 403,000 | ||||||||||||
| --- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 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
