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U. S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR IUREAU OF MINES
WASHINGTON. O. C. 20240
Walter J. Hickel. Secretary
For information call HS. j1. Sciirceder Telephone: ' 70 3'-5 5 7*1541
John F. O'Leary, Director laid Industry) Monthly
LEAD INDUSTRY IS DFCMER 1968
A large Increase, in primary smelter output more than offset declines in secon ary plant production and metal imports, 'with the total new simply approximately
balancing a reduced consumption, according to the Bureau of Mines, U.S. Derailment of the Interior*
Consumption of lead was 112,100 tons, a small decline, hut 2 percent above the average aonthly quantity* Hie preliminary total of 1,319,000 tons for the year represents a significant recovery from the 1967 slump and was only slightly below the 1986 record high.
anelter output at primary plants reached the very high level of 55,100 tons with much of the increase attributable to start-up production at the new smelter of the Missouri Lead Operating Co# Production at secondary plants was 42,300 tons, a decline from the high quantities of recent months and the smallest since July.
Mine production remained unchanged at 38,000 tons. General imports of metal
declined to 20,400 tons with delivery curtailed after December 20 due to the last Coast dock strike.
Metal stocks remained at a very low operating level with 15,2CO tons reported
at primary plants and 83,400 tons at consumer and secondary plants.
Prepared February 28, 1969, in Mineral Resource Evaluation. p*'C00006406
TABLE 1.
Salient, lead statistics in the United' States (Short tons)
19c 3 Jan.-Dec. November December
?.e: ir.ec lead produced at prlrary
Antir-onial lead produced at primary
Lead (as metal) urport.ed-:----------------. Lead recovered by secondary smelters:
2S2,L22: 460,738
16,391 . 363,555
17,113 338,119
45,206
2,C4t 25,769
;c*r-
Estimated lead recovered from copper-base 3C'*Sp
Total new supply--*----------- 1,306,317
Distribution:
1,260,516
Estimated undistributed consumption-----
Exports of lead materials excluding scrap.
6,536
Total distribution---*---*-------- 1,267,052
36,000.
3,000
" *---
1. 13,000'. 1,500 ; 1,365,987 120,128 : 119,13-
1,281,592 XU; 933 37,500 3,500 8,281 i:! 1,198
1,327,373 ,116,631
3 * SCO 112,432
Lead-base and tin-base scrap consumed (by
both primary and secondary smelters)----
Secondary tin recovered
Secondary antimony recovered
--------f -
Average price of lead (cents per pound)
New York-!-- -----
731,502, 25,387 23,664.
14.00
729,060 i 65,605
7,655
648
19,056 1,549
13-21 13.00-
56,123 13. :c
1/ Final annual, figures include iffietal recovered from all sources; monthly and tre unary data are from lead- and tir.-Sass scrap only.
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TABLE 5. - Load,, tin, and antimony recovered frcr" -crap in Z ecerfcer 196c. (Short tons)
Product Recovered Leao-base
Secondary Xstal Content
Lead
Tin Antimony,
9,397 933'
23,519 1,223
30
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Other (in copper-base alloy and terne metal)----------Tin-base
34. c 490
- - -v
Other (in copper-base alloy, terne netal, etc.)------
L .
Grand total-------------- ------ 1/39,370
511 "
1/ Includes 529 tons recovered from scrap at primary refineries. 2/ Includes 16 tons recovered from scrap at primary refir.er*ia.
_____ 2/ 1,334
TABLE 6. - tf.S* exports of lead, by class (Short tons, lead content)
Class
1967
lead materials excluding scrap------------------------- '6,536 394
6,930
rre iirtnar] totals..
3,231 937
9,218
1963 Nov.
1,193 3
1,201
Dec.
373 315 693
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TABLE e. - Consumer: and secondary smelter stocks, receipts, and consumption of lead in refinery shapes and in, copper-base scrap in December 1968 (Short tons, lead content)
Type of
material consumed
Stocks
Stocks
Change in
(fovatber 30,
Set
Consumption December 31, stocks
1968 ,
.receipts
1963
Nov. 30 to
Quantity
Per cent
Quantity
Per cent
,
Quantity
Per cent
Quantity
Per cent
Dec. 3,1 (Percent)
Ceft leaa------ Antir.onial lead---
lead alloys------ ---; Copper-case scrap-*
15,190' 28,59?
9,089 596
% '
61
31 31,287 "32
11 3,022 ' 3
!: i . l:j: 1,111 1
' 72,103 69 29,306 -27
3,792 3 1,117 ' 1
10,959 33,573
3,319 590
19 -9.9
10 +17.1 10 -3.5
1 . -1.0
Total------------- ; fe3,?72 IpO) 106,022 jioo; 3/1069318 100 83,116 100 -0.4
1/ Excludes 2,101 tons of i; laid, ijphqEdSt. `w6St!:dlifectLy i ffpm;jissrap;' to 'fs9bid.cated! prooucts and' 105. ions Of lead: contained in leaded sine oxide production.
TABXE 9. - Consumption of lead in refinery shapes and in copper-base scrap, in December 1968 by class of product and type of material (Short tons, lead content)
Class of product
Soft lead
Type of material consumed
Antimonial Lead
Copper-
lead
alloys base scrap
Total
Metal products---- -------- ---- kO,kux
Chemicals------------ -- 21,981 622
Unclassified--------------------- 1,163
27,885
3,757
998 123 ,,
34
1,117
-- --
73,230 7,896
21,981
1,620
72,103 29,306
3,792
1,147
V 106,348
1/ Excludes 2,101 tons of led which went directly from scrap to fabricated products and 105 tons of lead contained in leaded zinc oxide production.
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TABLE 10* - Consumption of lead in the United States (Short tons.)
Ketal products: Ammunition----- Bearing -retals3rasc v;o trcnae---------------------------- Cable; coveringCalk:c.g leadCa'st lag metalsCollacsible tubesfoil-' Pices, traps, and bends-
Coidec---------- -v------------- --------------------Storage battery grids,, posts, etc. Storage battery oxides--------- ----Terne:' metalTypre ^etal-
Total-
Pigments: white leadRed lead and litharge---- Pignent colors-------------------------Other 1/-------------------------------- ---
Total--------------- ---------------------
Chemicals: Gasoline antiknock additives---- Miscellaneous chemicals-------- ----------
Total---------- ------------------------
Miscellaneous uses: Annealing-----------~------- Galvanizing:-------------------------- ---- Lead- rl^t ing---- ----------- -----------------Weights, and ballast-----------------
Total------ -----------------------------
Other uses unclassified--------------
1967
Preliminary totals .
1963 November December
75,766 19,561 20,137 63,037
13,739 10,033 11,.293
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201,131 261?63 6S|33|3' 229,237 237,373
1,620
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3701761'
8,087
76,589 13,011
5,173 103,190
31,012 16,971 19,791 53,316 17,510
6,019 9,011. c,l51 13,320 25,559 67,013 239,630 260,527 1,127 26*1:67
378*317
5,857 35,201 11,163
3,126
108,650
6,133 1.233 1*5:5
2,365
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1,325
2, GT6 5,bi"' 21,017 21,666
2,190
79,257
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":.331
213 6,631 1,151
121
8,119-
hi
6,;22
1,059 203
3.0C1
217,170 609
217,779
261,897 (2)
261,897
21,627 (2)
21,627
(2)
1,202. 1,351
532. 15,791
22,382
16,396
3,226 1,102
29Q 12,356
17,271
15,251
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1,015
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1,387
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1,513
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Total reported 2/---------;---------------------l.stimatcd undistributed consumption-
1,260,516
--
1,281,592 37,500
111,933 3,500
108,553, :'2C
Grand total 2/--------------- --
Daily average \J----------------
1,260,516 3,153
1,3X9,100 3,601
115,100 3,317
112,100 3*=lt
1/ Includes lead content of leaded zinc oxide production. 2/ Included in "Other uses'1 to avoid disclosing confidential data. 2/ Includes lead content of scrap used directly ir. fabricated products, ij Based on number of days in month without adjustment for Sundays
or holidays.
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