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| TABLE 5 | |||||||||||
| CONSUMPTION OF REFINED COPPER SHAPES IN THE UNITED STATES, BY CLASS OF CONSUMER1 | |||||||||||
| (Metric tons) | |||||||||||
| Ingots and- | Cakes and-- | Wirebar, billets, | |||||||||
| Class of consumer | Cathodes | ingot bars | slabs | other | Total | ||||||
| 2013: | |||||||||||
| Wire-rod mills- | 1,310,000 | -- | -- | (2) | 1,310,000 | ||||||
| Brass mills- | 362,000 | W | 43,500 | 51,600 | 457,000 | ||||||
| Chemical plants- | W | W | -- | 214 | 214 | ||||||
| Ingot makers- | W | W | W | 4,510 | 4,510 | ||||||
| Foundries- | 6,350 | 2,090 | W | 10,000 | 18,500 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous3 | W | W | W | 36,200 | r | 36,200 | r | ||||
| Total- | 1,680,000 | 2,090 | 43,500 | 103,000 | 1,830,000 | ||||||
| 2014: | |||||||||||
| Wire-rod mills- | 1,270,000 | -- | -- | (2) | 1,270,000 | ||||||
| Brass mills- | 329,000 | W | 43,700 | 56,100 | 428,000 | ||||||
| Chemical plants- | W | W | -- | 231 | 231 | ||||||
| Ingot makers- | W | W | W | -- | W | ||||||
| Foundries- | 13,200 | 2,180 | W | 9,980 | 25,400 | ||||||
| Miscellaneous3 | W | W | W | 26,100 | 26,100 | ||||||
| Total- | 1,620,000 | 2,180 | 43,700 | 92,500 | 1,750,000 | ||||||
| rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Wirebar, billets, other.- -- Zero.- | |||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | |||||||||||
| 2Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with -Cathodes.- | |||||||||||
| 3Includes consumers of copper powder and copper shot, iron and steel plants, and other manufacturers. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
