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| TABLE 1 | |||||||||||
| SALIENT U.S. THORIUM STATISTICS | |||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | |||||||
| Exports, gross weight: | |||||||||||
| Thorium ores and concentrates, including monaz | metric tons | 1 | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | |
| Compounds | do. | 1.50 | 4.28 | 3.16 | 1.01 | 14.80 | |||||
| Imports for consumption, gross weight: | |||||||||||
| Thorium ores and concentrates, including monaz | do. | -- | 30 | 43 | -- | -- | |||||
| Compounds | do. | 3.03 | 5.71 | 4.40 | 2.83 | 11.01 | |||||
| Prices, yearend, thorium compounds, gross weigh | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| France | dollars per kilogram | 131 | - | 158 | - | 153 | - | NA | - | NA | |
| India | do. | 58 | 58 | 60 | 65 | 65 | |||||
| do. Ditto. NA Not available. -- Zero. | |||||||||||
| 1Source: U.S. Census Bureau. | |||||||||||
Source: United States Geological Survey Mineral Resources Program
See also: Mineral commodity prices
