United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

Zinc—Bauxite—Aluminum 737
N o . 1 3 2 3 . Z in c — S u m m a r y : 1 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[Production in thousands of short tons. Excludes Alaska and Hawaii. See H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im a s to 1 9 7 0 , series M
249-250, for production]
ITEM AND STATE 1960 1965 1970 1973 1974 1975 197 6 1977 1978 1 979 198 0
1981,
prel.
Smelter production, primary slab zinc...
Value (mil. dol.)...................................
From domestic ores................................
From foreign ores..................................
Production, redistilled secondaiy slab zinc..
Avg. price of common zinc (cents per lb.)...
Mine production, recoverable zinc..........
Colorado.................................................
Idaho......................................................
Missouri.................................................
New York...............................................
Tennessee.............................................
Other States..........................................
World smelter production, est....................
World smelter and refining capacity...........
BOO
205
334
4 65
6 9
13.0
435
31
37
3
66
91
2 07
3 ,3 3 5
(NA)
9 94
291
551
4 43
84
14.5
611
54
56
4
70
122
303
4,353
(NA)
87$
236
4 04
474
77
15.3
534
57
41
51
59
118
208
5,321
(NA)
583
241
399
184
8 3
20.7
479
58
4 8
8 2
81
64
148
5,877
6,720
555
399
347
208
79
36.0
500
49
39
92
93
86
141
6,183
6,940
438
341
308
130
68
39.0
469
48
41
75
77
83
145
5,526
(NA)
NA Not available. D Withheld to avoid disclosure of individual company data.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines, M in e ra ls Y e a rbo o k , and M in e ra l F a c ts a n d P rob le m s .
4 9 9
3 6 9
3 8 2
1 1 7
6 9
37.1
4 8 5
51
4 7
8 4
7 4
8 3
1 4 6
5 ,9 8 6
7 ,5 4 5
450
3 10
3 55
95
51
34.4
450
40
31
82
71
90
136
6,407
7,666
448
276
295
154
3 6
31.0
334
2 4
3 6
6 5
2 9
9 7
6 3
6,466
8,487
521
3 8 9
281
2 4 0
5 9
3 7 .3
2 9 5
11
3 3
68
13
9 4
7 6
6 .9 1 0
8 ,5 2 4
3 75
281
2 5 6
120
3 2
3 7 .4
3 5 0
15
31
69
3 7
123
7 5
6 ,6 7 7
(NA)
3 7 9
338
2 8 3
96
5 4
4 4 .6
3 4 4
(D)
(D)
5 8
41
130
116
6 ,766
(NA)
N o . 1 3 2 4 . Bauxite—Summary: i 9 6 0 to 1 9 8 1
[See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l T im e s to 1 97 0, series M 256-257]
Unit 1960 1965 1970 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Production:
Crude ore..................... Mil. Ig. ton.......... 2.4 2.0 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.4 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.8
Dried bauxite.__________..... Mil. la. ton.......... 2.0 1.7 2.1 1.9 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.8 1.5 1.5
Value..................................... Mil. dol............... 21.1 16.6 30.1 25.7 25.1 26.6 27.6 23.2 24.9 22.4 26.5
Imports 1(crude, dried).............
Jamaica................................
Guinea..................................
Suriname..........................
Value *.....................................
Exports (as shipped).................
Value....................................
Consumption (dry equivalent)....
World production, est...............
Mil. Ig. ton........... 8.7 11.4 13.6 15.0 11.5 12.5 12.9 13.8 13.6 13.9 12.6
Mil. Ig. ton_____ 4.2 6.6 7.5 7.8 5.4 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.0 5.3
Mil. Ig. ton_____ - (NA) .5 1.7 2.6 3.0 3.0 3.4 3.9 4.0 3.5
Mil. Ig. ton........... 3.3 3.0 2.9 2.9 1.9 1.5 1.9 2.3 1.5 1.3 1.0
Mil. dol.................. 78.0 143.0 159.8 180.2 245.1 315.1 349.6 397.5 389.1 (NA) (NA)
1,000 Ig. ton....... 29 147 3 16 19 15 26 13 15 21 20
Mil. dol............... 2.6 10.7 .2 1.2 1.7 1.3 2.3 1.5 3.3 (NA) (NA)
Mil. ig. ton........... 8.9 13.5 15.7 16.9 12.4 13.8 14.3 14.5 15.4 15.7 13.3
Mil. Ig. ton........... 27.2 36.6 56.9 78.4 73.6 76.2 80.1 78.5 86.4 87.4 84.4
- Represents zero. NA Not available. ‘ Includes countries not shown separately. 2See footnote 1, table 1289.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines, M in e ra ls Y e a rbo o k .
N o . 1 3 2 5 . A l u m i n u m — S u m m a r y : 1 9 6 0 t o 1 9 8 1
[See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o to n ia I T im e s to 1 97 0, series M 258-262]
ITEM Unit 1960 1965 1970 1974 1976 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
Production......................... Mil. sh. ton.........
Primary aluminum...................... Mil. sh. ton.........
Plant capacity....................... Mil. sh. ton.........
Secondary aluminum'.............. Mil. sh. ton.........
Value3 (primary metal)..........
Primary aluminum......................
Price (cents per lb.3).............
Secondary aluminum................
Bil. dol................
Bil. dol................
Cents/ib.............
Bil. dol................
2.3
2.0
2.5
.3
1.2
1.0
26.0
.2
3.4
2.8
2.8
.6
1.7
1.3
24.5
.3
4.6 5.9
4.0 4.9
4.3 4.9
.8 1.0
2.6 3.7
2.2 3.0
28.7
.5
4.9
3.9
5.0
1.0
3.7
3.0
34.1 39.8
.7
5.4
4.3
5.2
1.2
4.8
3.8
.6
Imports for consumption4......... Mil. sh. ton.......... .2 .6 .5 .6 .6 .7 .8 1.1 .6 .7 .9
Value Bil. dol................ .1 .3 .2 .4 .4 .6 .8 1.1 1.0 1,0 1.4
Exports 4 1,000 sh. tons.... 384 315 612 524 440 484 411 520 773 1,463 867
Value Bil. dol .2 .2 ' .4 .5 .4 .5 .5 .7 1.1 2.4 1.5
Shipments6 (net domestic)....... Mil. sh. ton......... 2.4 3.8 4.5 6.4 4.6 5.8 6.1 6.6 6.9 6.0 6.0
World production, est............... Mil. sh. ton.......... 5.0 7.0 10.6 14.5 13.4 13.9 15.2 15.6 16.1 17.0 16.6
World plant capacity................. Mil. sh ton 5.9 7.9 12.0 15.6 16.4 17.6 18.0 18.9 19.4 20.0 20.4
'Recoverable aluminum content from scrap, old and new. 3Based on published producers* prices for primary metal.
3 Average of prices for primary aluminum, 1960-1978, quoted by A m e ric a n M e ta l M a rk e t; thereafter M e ta ls W e e k .
'Crude and semicrude (including metal and alloys, plates, bars, etc., and scrap). “Compiled by Aluminum Association from
data on net shipments of aluminum Ingot and miH products. Includes changes In aluminum industry and government inventories
and net trade.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Mines, M in e ra ls Y e a rbo o k
44.5
1.0
5.8
4.5
5.2
1.3
6.0
4.7
51.6
1.3
6.1
4.8
5.2
1.3
6.6
5.2
54.0
1.4
6.4
5.0
5.3
1.4
7.8
6.1
61.0
1.7
6.5
5.1
5.5
1.4
9.3
7.3
71.6
2.0
6.6
4.9
5.5
1.7
10.0
7.5
76.0
2.5