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| TABLE 5 | ||||||||||
| U.S. EXPORTS OF NATURAL BARIUM SULFATE (BARITE), BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||
| 2014 | 2015 | |||||||||
| Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Argentina | -- | -- | 378 | $40 | ||||||
| Brazil | 6,250 | $1,160 | 581 | 307 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 7,180 | 3,080 | 2,240 | 788 | ||||||
| Canada | 78,700 | 13,100 | 61,100 | 11,200 | ||||||
| China | 306 | 198 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Colombia | 5,090 | 934 | 69 | 42 | ||||||
| Guyana | -- | -- | 2,970 | 1,270 | ||||||
| Honduras | 187 | 49 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Italy | 99 | 62 | 1,140 | 445 | ||||||
| Liberia | 5,150 | 2,160 | -- | -- | ||||||
| Mexico | 46,800 | 19,000 | 66,700 | 35,100 | ||||||
| Netherlands | 113 | 89 | 290 | 216 | ||||||
| Norway | 1,860 | 1,530 | 915 | 755 | ||||||
| Thailand | 225 | 82 | 440 | 65 | ||||||
| Trinidad and Tobago | 49 | 14 | 1,220 | 630 | ||||||
| Venezuela | 774 | 199 | 684 | 176 | ||||||
| Other2 | 217 | r | 179 | r | 276 | 216 | ||||
| ---- Total | 153,000 | 41,800 | 139,000 | 51,300 | ||||||
| rRevised. -- Zero. | ||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||
| 2Includes 23 countries with less than 100 metric tons each. | ||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | ||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
