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| TABLE 10 | ||||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION AND YEAREND STOCKS OF COPPER-BASE SCRAP1 | ||||||||||||
| (Metric tons, gross weight) | ||||||||||||
| - | 2013 | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Scrap type and processor | Consumption | Stocks- | - | Consumption | Stocks- | |||||||
| Unalloyed scrap: | ||||||||||||
| No.1 wire and heavy: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 18,400 | 860 | 18,100 | 813 | ||||||||
| Brass and wire-rod mills- | 288,000 | (2) | 361,000 | (2) | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 19,900 | (2) | 19,400 | (2) | ||||||||
| No. 2 mixed heavy and light: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 61,500 | 1,830 | 61,100 | 2,080 | ||||||||
| Brass and wire-rod mills- | 44,400 | (2) | 12,200 | (2) | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 6,100 | (2) | 15,700 | (2) | ||||||||
| Total unalloyed scrap: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 79,900 | 2,690 | 79,200 | 2,890 | ||||||||
| Brass and wire-rod mills- | 332,000 | 1,930 | 373,000 | 2,520 | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 26,000 | 2,130 | 35,100 | 3,020 | ||||||||
| Alloyed scrap: | ||||||||||||
| Red brass:3 | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 14,900 | 1,590 | 14,900 | 1,560 | ||||||||
| Brass mills- | 10,700 | (2) | 12,500 | (2) | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 2,320 | (2) | 2,400 | (2) | ||||||||
| Leaded yellow brass: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 8,970 | 816 | 8,970 | 836 | ||||||||
| Brass mills- | 118,000 | (2) | 120,000 | (2) | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 642 | (2) | 541 | (2) | ||||||||
| Yellow and low brass, all plants | 135,000 | 879 | 135,000 | (2) | ||||||||
| Cartridge cases and brass, all plants | 96,400 | (2) | 93,300 | (2) | ||||||||
| Auto radiators: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 15,600 | 653 | 15,600 | 710 | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 1,900 | (2) | 1,900 | (2) | ||||||||
| Bronzes: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 9,330 | 613 | 9,310 | 558 | ||||||||
| Brass mills and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 15,300 | (2) | 12,000 | (2) | ||||||||
| Nickel-copper alloys, all plants | 9,540 | 138 | 10,400 | 98 | ||||||||
| Low grade and residues; smelters, refiners,- | ||||||||||||
| miscellaneous manufacturers | 22,900 | 609 | 8,890 | 628 | ||||||||
| Other alloy scrap:4 | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 1,010 | 352 | 1,010 | 352 | ||||||||
| Brass mills and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 5,510 | (2) | 5,330 | (2) | ||||||||
| Total alloyed scrap: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 60,200 | 5,400 | 60,100 | 5,390 | ||||||||
| Brass mills- | 369,000 | 1,340 | 368,000 | 1,960 | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 38,500 | 1,960 | 24,200 | 1,780 | ||||||||
| Total scrap: | ||||||||||||
| Smelters, refiners, and ingot makers- | 140,000 | 8,090 | 139,000 | 8,280 | ||||||||
| Brass and wire-rod mills- | 701,000 | 3,270 | 740,000 | 4,480 | ||||||||
| Foundries and miscellaneous manufacturers- | 64,500 | 4,090 | 59,400 | 4,800 | ||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Individual breakdown is not available; included in -Total unalloyed scrap- or -Total alloyed scrap- and -Total scrap.- | ||||||||||||
| 3Includes cocks and faucets, commercial bronze, composition turnings, gilding metal, railroad car boxes, and silicon | ||||||||||||
| bronze. | ||||||||||||
| 4Includes aluminum bronze, beryllium copper, and refinery brass. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
