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| TABLE 6 | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MANGANESE ORE, FERROALLOYS, METAL, AND SELECTED CHEMICALS, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value, | Quantity | Value, | |||||||||
| Gross weight | Mn content | customs | Gross weight | Mn content | customs | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Ore and concentrates with 20% or more manganese:2 | ||||||||||||
| All grades: | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 30,100 | 15,000 | $5,740 | 60,800 | 29,200 | $16,100 | ||||||
| Belgium | 6,980 | 3,510 | 529 | 1,390 | 694 | 89 | ||||||
| Brazil | 8,730 | 3,970 | 3,120 | 7,480 | 3,850 | 3,260 | ||||||
| France | -- | -- | -- | 10,000 | 4,590 | 2,450 | ||||||
| Gabon | 302,000 | 152,000 | 67,000 | 375,000 | 192,000 | 92,200 | ||||||
| Ghana | -- | -- | -- | 39,800 | 11,200 | 3,830 | ||||||
| Mexico | 6,100 | 2,200 | 1,210 | 12,800 | 4,810 | 2,720 | ||||||
| Morocco | 5,280 | 2,670 | 538 | 7,600 | 3,800 | 456 | ||||||
| South Africa | 147,000 | 46,400 | 22,500 | 34,400 | 12,900 | 4,980 | ||||||
| Other (10 countries) | 118 | r | 52 | r | 275 | r | 210 | 130 | 464 | |||
| Total-- | 506,000 | 226,000 | 101,000 | 549,000 | 263,000 | 126,000 | ||||||
| More than 20% but less than 47% manganese:2 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | -- | -- | -- | 33,000 | 15,500 | 7,400 | ||||||
| Belgium | -- | -- | -- | 12 | 5 | 6 | ||||||
| Brazil | 2,580 | 682 | 669 | 106 | 46 | 45 | ||||||
| France | -- | -- | -- | 8,010 | 3,560 | 1,820 | ||||||
| Gabon | 26,500 | 11,400 | 3,380 | 46,700 | 18,200 | 7,960 | ||||||
| Ghana | -- | -- | -- | 39,800 | 11,200 | 3,830 | ||||||
| Mexico | 6,100 | 2,200 | 1,210 | 12,800 | 4,810 | 2,720 | ||||||
| South Africa | 114,000 | 45,100 | 16,800 | 34,100 | 12,700 | 4,820 | ||||||
| Other (2 countries) | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| Total-- | 149,000 | 59,300 | 22,100 | 175,000 | 66,100 | 28,600 | ||||||
| 47% or more manganese:2 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 30,100 | 15,000 | 5,740 | 27,800 | 13,700 | 8,650 | ||||||
| Belgium | 6,980 | 3,510 | 529 | 1,380 | 689 | 83 | ||||||
| Brazil | 6,150 | 3,290 | 2,450 | 7,380 | 3,800 | 3,220 | ||||||
| France | -- | -- | -- | 2,020 | 1,030 | 627 | ||||||
| Gabon | 276,000 | 141,000 | 63,600 | 328,000 | 173,000 | 84,200 | ||||||
| Morocco | 5,280 | 2,670 | 538 | 7,600 | 3,800 | 456 | ||||||
| South Africa | 33,000 | 1,290 | 5,660 | 324 | 157 | 165 | ||||||
| Other (2 countries) | 100 | r | 47 | r | 271 | r | 203 | 126 | 460 | |||
| Total-- | 357,000 | 167,000 | 78,800 | 375,000 | 197,000 | 97,900 | ||||||
| Ferromanganese: | ||||||||||||
| All grades:3 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 32,300 | 25,200 | 31,400 | 30,900 | 23,500 | 27,500 | ||||||
| China | 6,600 | 6,080 | 17,300 | 6,610 | 6,230 | 15,500 | ||||||
| France | 2,500 | 1,910 | 3,000 | 15,200 | 11,600 | 13,800 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 26,400 | 21,400 | 40,000 | 25,700 | 20,300 | 32,800 | ||||||
| Mexico | 10,900 | 8,650 | 19,600 | 5,810 | 4,420 | 8,870 | ||||||
| Norway | 39,200 | 31,400 | 51,100 | 30,000 | 24,400 | 39,300 | ||||||
| South Africa | 226,000 | 175,000 | 251,000 | 214,000 | 164,000 | 214,000 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 46,700 | 35,800 | 52,800 | 161 | 107 | 202 | ||||||
| Other (12 countries) | 10,700 | r | 8,530 | r | 16,300 | r | 2,590 | 1,960 | 3,140 | |||
| Total-- | 401,000 | 314,000 | 482,000 | 331,000 | 257,000 | 355,000 | ||||||
| 1% or less carbon: | ||||||||||||
| China | 6,030 | 5,640 | 16,600 | 6,470 | 6,130 | 15,100 | ||||||
| France | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 15 | 48 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 2,540 | 2,310 | 6,630 | 2,800 | 2,450 | 5,960 | ||||||
| Mexico | 8,490 | 6,840 | 14,600 | 500 | 405 | 868 | ||||||
| Norway | 9,610 | 7,770 | 15,400 | 17,000 | 13,800 | 24,700 | ||||||
| South Africa | 120 | 110 | 330 | 2,020 | 1,800 | 4,340 | ||||||
| Other (3 countries) | 7,960 | 6,500 | 13,700 | 231 | 185 | 407 | ||||||
| Total-- | 34,700 | 29,200 | 67,300 | 29,100 | 24,800 | 51,500 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||||||
| TABLE 6-Continued | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MANGANESE ORE, FERROALLOYS, METAL, AND SELECTED CHEMICALS, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| 2012 | 2013 | |||||||||||
| Quantity | Value, | Quantity | Value, | |||||||||
| Gross weight | Mn content | customs | Gross weight | Mn content | customs | |||||||
| Country | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | (metric tons) | (metric tons) | (thousands) | ||||||
| Ferromanganese:-Continued | ||||||||||||
| More than 1% but not more than 2% carbon: | ||||||||||||
| China | 80 | 61 | 191 | 140 | 107 | 327 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 20,400 | 16,500 | 30,100 | 11,600 | 9,310 | 14,800 | ||||||
| Mexico | 2,380 | 1,810 | 4,930 | 5,310 | 4,020 | 8,000 | ||||||
| Norway | 16,400 | 13,400 | 22,300 | 10,100 | 8,360 | 12,200 | ||||||
| South Africa | 27,100 | 21,800 | 40,600 | 14,400 | 11,600 | 20,500 | ||||||
| Other (4 countries) | 23 | 17 | 69 | 722 | 565 | 1,070 | ||||||
| Total-- | 66,500 | 53,500 | 98,200 | 42,300 | 33,900 | 56,900 | ||||||
| More than 2% but not more than 4% carbon: | ||||||||||||
| South Africa | 165 | 137 | 383 | 18 | 14 | 40 | ||||||
| Other (2 countries) | 11 | 9 | 31 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| Total-- | 177 | 146 | 414 | 18 | 14 | 40 | ||||||
| More than 4% carbon: | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 32,300 | 25,200 | 31,400 | - | 30,900 | 23,500 | 27,500 | |||||
| China | 481 | 379 | 547 | -- | -- | -- | ||||||
| France | 2,500 | 1,910 | 3,000 | 15,200 | 11,600 | 13,700 | ||||||
| Korea, Republic of | 3,430 | 2,650 | 3,300 | 11,300 | 8,490 | 12,000 | ||||||
| Norway | 13,100 | 10,200 | 13,400 | 2,850 | 2,230 | 2,340 | ||||||
| South Africa | 199,000 | 153,000 | 209,000 | 197,000 | 151,000 | 189,000 | ||||||
| Ukraine | 46,700 | 35,800 | 52,800 | 161 | 107 | 202 | ||||||
| Other (10 countries) | 2,720 | r | 2,000 | r | 2,570 | r | 1,640 | 1,210 | 1,660 | |||
| Total-- | 300,000 | 231,000 | 316,000 | 259,000 | 198,000 | 247,000 | ||||||
| Silicomanganese:3 | ||||||||||||
| Australia | 26,400 | 17,700 | 27,700 | 75,300 | 50,400 | 69,100 | ||||||
| Georgia | 114,000 | 77,300 | 122,000 | 106,000 | 75,200 | 104,000 | ||||||
| Mexico | 27,300 | 17,800 | 32,000 | 27,400 | 17,900 | 28,800 | ||||||
| Norway | 29,700 | 18,500 | 50,700 | 42,200 | 26,900 | 51,500 | ||||||
| South Africa | 110,000 | 73,400 | 133,000 | 56,900 | 39,300 | 60,600 | ||||||
| Spain | 18,800 | 12,300 | 23,800 | 5,080 | 3,300 | 5,520 | ||||||
| Other (13 countries) | 21,800 | 14,000 | 30,100 | 16,400 | 9,640 | 19,000 | ||||||
| Total-- | 348,000 | 231,000 | 419,000 | 329,000 | 223,000 | 339,000 | ||||||
| Metal:2 | ||||||||||||
| Unwrought:4 | ||||||||||||
| China | 31,800 | XX | 84,400 | 27,700 | XX | 64,400 | ||||||
| South Africa | 9,780 | XX | 34,600 | 10,700 | XX | 32,900 | ||||||
| Spain | 870 | XX | 3,060 | 179 | XX | 601 | ||||||
| Other (10 countries) | 853 | r | XX | 2,790 | r | 1,010 | XX | 3,080 | ||||
| Total-- | 43,300 | XX | 125,000 | 39,600 | XX | 101,000 | ||||||
| Other manganese, wrought, other (7 countries) | 55 | XX | 457 | 136 | XX | 593 | ||||||
| Waste and scrap: | ||||||||||||
| Canada | 870 | XX | 359 | 890 | XX | 466 | ||||||
| Other (2 countries) | -- | XX | -- | (5) | XX | 4 | ||||||
| Total-- | 870 | XX | 359 | 890 | XX | 469 | ||||||
| Manganese dioxide:2 | ||||||||||||
| Belgium | 793 | XX | 448 | 69 | XX | 124 | ||||||
| Japan | 8,720 | XX | 20,700 | 6,210 | XX | 14,600 | ||||||
| South Africa | 13,500 | XX | 31,100 | 13,100 | XX | 26,700 | ||||||
| Turkey | 1,040 | XX | 535 | 151 | XX | 256 | ||||||
| Other (9 countries) | 613 | r | XX | 742 | r | 367 | XX | 549 | ||||
| Total-- | 24,700 | XX | 53,500 | 19,900 | XX | 42,200 | ||||||
| Potassium permanganate:2 | ||||||||||||
| India | 1,420 | XX | 4,410 | 1,320 | XX | 3,820 | ||||||
| Other (5 countries) | 59 | XX | 211 | -- | XX | -- | ||||||
| Total-- | 1,480 | XX | 4,620 | 1,320 | XX | 3,820 | ||||||
| See footnotes at end of table. | ||||||||||||
| TABLE 6-Continued | ||||||||||||
| U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF MANGANESE ORE, FERROALLOYS, METAL, AND SELECTED CHEMICALS, BY COUNTRY1 | ||||||||||||
| rRevised. XX Not applicable. -- Zero. | ||||||||||||
| 1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown. | ||||||||||||
| 2Countries listed exported more than 300 metric tons (gross weight) to the United States based on the 2-year average. | ||||||||||||
| 3Countries listed exported more than 5,000 metric tons (gross weight) of total ferromanganese to the United States based on the 2-year average. | ||||||||||||
| 4Imports of unwrought metal include flake, powder, and other. | ||||||||||||
| 5Less than - unit. | ||||||||||||
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, data adjusted by the U.S. Geological Survey. | ||||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
