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TABLE 1
SALIENT LEAD STATISTICS1
 
      2011   2012   2013   2014   2015  
United States:  
Production:  
Mine, recoverable lead content:2  
Quantity metric tons   334,000 336,000 331,000 367,000   360,000  
Value----------------------------- thousands   $895,000   $845,000   $837,000   $860,000   $724,000  
Primary lead, refined content, domestic ores and base bullion- metric tons   118,000 111,000 114,000 --   --  
Secondary lead, lead content do.   1,130,000   1,110,000   1,150,000   1,020,000   1,050,000  
Exports, lead content:  
Lead ore and concentrates- do.   218,000 211,000 215,000 356,000 349,000  
Lead materials, excluding scrap- do.   47,200   53,400   48,500   61,300   59,400  
Imports for consumption, lead content:  
Lead in base bullion- do.   434 1,020 1,900 1,080 321  
Lead in pigs and bars do.   313,000   349,000   500,000   593,000   521,000  
Stocks, December 31, lead content:  
Primary lead- do.   W W W W   W  
At consumers and secondary smelters- do.   48,300   71,700   69,900   66,400 r 48,900  
Consumption of metal, primary and secondary, lead content do.   1,410,000   1,350,000   1,390,000   1,510,000 r 1,560,000  
Price:3    
-- North American Market price cents per pound   NA NA 109.98 106.17 91.20  
-- North American Producer price do.   121.70   114.16   NA   NA   NA  
London Metal Exchange, pure lead, cash average do.   108.92   93.53   97.15   95.04   81.02  
World:  
Production, lead content:  
Mine---------------------- metric tons   4,750,000   5,080,000 r 5,430,000 r 5,440,000 r 4,950,000 e
Refinery:                        
Primary--------- ------------------------------------------------------------------ do.   4,600,000 r 4,710,000 r 4,700,000   4,460,000 r 4,220,000 e
Secondary---------------- do.   5,400,000   5,420,000 r 5,610,000 r 5,810,000 r 5,800,000 e
Undifferentiated do.   292,000   262,000   350,000   375,000   333,000 e
eEstimated. rRevised. do. Ditto. NA Not available. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data. -- Zero.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices.
2Lead recoverable after smelting and refining. Data in table 11 represent lead in concentrate.
3Source: Platts Metals Week.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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