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TABLE 1
SALIENT ZINC STATISTICS1
(Metric tons, unless otherwise specified)
 
      2010   2011   2012   2013   2014  
United States:          
Production:  
Domestic ores, contained zinc-------------------------------- 748,000 769,000 738,000 784,000 832,000
Domestic ores, recoverable zinc------------------------------------------- 723,000 743,000 713,000 758,000 803,000
Value, recoverable zinc------------------------------------ --------- ---- thousands $1,620,000 $1,740,000 $1,510,000 $1,600,000 $1,900,000  
Refined zinc:                    
At primary smelters-------------------------------------------- 120,000 110,000 114,000 106,000 110,000
At secondary smelterse-------------------------------------------------- --------------------- 129,000 138,000 147,000 127,000 70,000  
Total------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 249,000   248,000   261,000   233,000   180,000
Exports:  
Ores and concentrates, zinc content------------------------------------- 752,000 653,000 591,000 669,000 644,000
Refined zinc-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,200 18,400 14,200 11,500 19,800
Imports for consumption:  
Ores and concentrates, zinc content-------------------------------------- 32,200 26,600 6,140 2,550 r 2
Refined zinc-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 671,000 716,000 655,000 713,000 805,000
Reported stocks of refined zinc, December 31:
Producer and consumer---------------------------------------------------------- 50,400 r 71,900 r 74,200 r 73,900 r 90,000
Government stockpile---------------------------------------------------------- 7,490 7,250 2 7,250 7,250 7,250
Consumption, refined zinc:  
Reported-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 188,000 347,000 380,000 414,000 403,000
Apparent3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 915,000 r 945,000 r 902,000 r 935,000 r 965,000
Price:4  
North American----------------------------------------------- -cents per pound 101.98 106.24 95.76 95.57 107.12
London Metal Exchange, cash------------------------- -------------------- ---- do. 97.99 99.47 88.35 86.64 98.05
World production:  
Mine---------------------------------------------------------- thousand metric tons 12,300 12,500 12,900 r 13,100 r 13,300 e
Smelter------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------ do.   12,900 r 13,100 12,300 r 12,800 r 13,200 e
eEstimated. do. Ditto. rRevised.
1Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices; may not add to totals shown.
2Government stocks decreased from prior year owing to an inventory adjustment.
3Smelter production plus imports for consumption minus domestic imports.
4Special High Grade. Source: Platts Metals Week.

Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program

See also: Mineral commodity prices


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