TABLE 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. EXPORTS OF UNMANUFACTURED COPPER (COPPER CONTENT), BY COUNTRY1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ore and concentrate | Matte, ash, and precipitates | Blister and anodes | Refined | Unalloyed copper scrap | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | Quantity | Value | ||||||||||||||||
Country | (metric tons)- | (thousands)- | (metric tons)- | (thousands)- | (metric tons)- | (thousands)- | (metric tons)- | (thousands)- | (metric tons)- | (thousands)- | (metric tons)- | (thousands)- | |||||||||||||||
2013 | 348,000 | $2,330,000 | 31,200 | $41,200 | 11,200 | $66,500 | 111,000 | r | $800,000 | r | 449,000 | $2,220,000 | 953,000 | $5,480,000 | |||||||||||||
2014: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium | -- | -- | 51 | 137 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 11,900 | 49,800 | 11,900 | 49,900 | |||||||||||||||
Canada | 9,790 | 63,000 | 21,600 | 34,100 | 4,250 | 11,200 | 19,900 | 141,000 | 26,800 | 182,000 | 82,500 | 432,000 | |||||||||||||||
China | 93,600 | 585,000 | 46 | 263 | 168 | 878 | 57,000 | 380,000 | 276,000 | 1,120,000 | 427,000 | 2,090,000 | |||||||||||||||
Germany | 8 | 58 | 9 | 10 | 421 | 3,190 | 99 | 407 | 44,900 | 215,000 | 45,400 | 219,000 | |||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 2 | 18 | -- | -- | 1,350 | 10,300 | 12 | 103 | 5,480 | 17,600 | 6,840 | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||
India | 29 | 142 | -- | -- | 1,350 | 10,300 | 996 | 2,620 | 3,220 | 12,900 | 4,600 | 23,400 | |||||||||||||||
Japan | 17,400 | 111,000 | 115 | 83 | 281 | 2,140 | 2,270 | 5,250 | 6,910 | 31,400 | 27,000 | 150,000 | |||||||||||||||
Korea, Republic of | 68 | 379 | -- | -- | 1,050 | 7,810 | 529 | 2,180 | 14,100 | 92,300 | 15,700 | 103,000 | |||||||||||||||
Mexico | 287,000 | 2,180,000 | -- | -- | 79 | 619 | 42,400 | 302,000 | 708 | 3,740 | 330,000 | 2,480,000 | |||||||||||||||
Philippines | 1,910 | 13,300 | -- | -- | 60 | 400 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 5,200 | 1,970 | 18,900 | |||||||||||||||
Spain | -- | -- | -- | -- | 122 | 932 | 15 | 90 | 1,550 | 5,820 | 1,680 | 6,840 | |||||||||||||||
Other | 403 | 3,550 | 322 | 151 | 2,730 | 11,500 | 4,530 | 21,600 | 38,400 | 193,000 | 46,800 | 235,000 | |||||||||||||||
Total | 410,000 | 2,950,000 | 22,200 | 34,800 | 11,800 | 59,200 | 127,000 | 854,000 | 430,000 | 1,930,000 | 1,000,000 | 5,840,000 | |||||||||||||||
rRevised. -- Zero. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.- | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices