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Figure 1. Monthly domestic copper mine production (recoverable) and refinery
production from April 2013April 2015. Source: U.S. Geological Survey.
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TABLE 1
SALIENT STATISTICS OF THE COPPER INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED STATES1
(Metric tons, unless otherwise specified)
2015
Source
table2
2014p
February
Production:
Primary:
Mine, recoverable
(2)
1,360,000
104,000
Refinery:
Electrolytic, domestic and foreign
(4)
535,000
41,200
Electrowon
(4)
514,000
40,400
Total
(4)
1,050,000
81,600
Secondary recoverable copper:
Refineries
(5)
46,000
3,810
(5)
55,800
4,650
Ingot makers3
Brass and wire-rod mills
(5)
583,000
48,000
(5)
45,000
3,750
Foundries, etc.3
Smelter, total
(3)
522,000
42,800
Consumption:
Apparent
(8)
1,770,000
132,000
Refined (reported)
(7)
1,790,000
151,000
Purchased copper-base scrap
(9)
923,000
76,100
Stocks at end of period:
Total refined
(10)
189,000
187,000
Blister, etc.
(10)
9,860
11,300
(11)
318.048
268.176
Prices, U.S. producers cathode (cents per pound)4
Imports:5
(13)
100
-Ore and concentrate6
Refined
(13)
620,000
50,300
Exports:5
(14)
410,000
35,500
Ore and concentrate6
Refined
(14)
127,000
8,490
p
Preliminary. rRevised. -- Zero.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits, except prices; may not add to totals shown.
2
Numbers in parentheses refer to the tables where these data are located.
3
Monthly data estimated based on 2013 monthly average.
4
Source: Platts Metals Week.
5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
6
Copper content.
March
April
January
April
119,000
111,000
444,000
43,100
46,600
89,700
41,100
45,400
86,400
161,000
177,000
337,000
4,150
4,650
47,300
3,750
45,700
4,180
4,650
49,000
3,750
33,600
16,200
18,600
192,000
15,000
170,000
155,000
160,000
74,300
610,000
632,000
302,000
189,000
17,500
276.418
187,000
17,400
280.776
187,000
17,400
274.048
-68,700
10
60,500
10
251,000
40,600
10,100
39,400
6,620
154,000
31,000
158,000
160,000
75,500
TABLE 2
MINE PRODUCTION OF RECOVERABLE COPPER IN THE UNITED STATES1
(Metric tons)
Recoverable copper
p
Period
Arizona
Others2
Contained copper
Total
Electrowon
2014:
April
70,300
42,900
113,000
41,100
May
68,600
44,300
113,000
41,400
June
73,100
37,600
111,000
41,600
July
75,800
39,800
116,000
43,000
August
76,200
37,000
113,000
43,000
September
73,300
42,200
116,000
43,300
October
82,300
30,200
113,000
47,300
November
76,200
27,200
103,000
42,900
December
85,600
35,300
121,000
47,200
JanuaryDecember
893,000
464,000
1,360,000
514,000
2015:
January
78,200
31,900
110,000
44,500
February
71,400
32,600
104,000
40,400
March
80,800
37,800
119,000
46,600
April
76,500
34,500
111,000
45,400
JanuaryApril
307,000
137,000
444,000
177,000
p
Preliminary.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Includes production from Alaska, Idaho, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.
3
Includes copper content of precipitates and other metal concentrates.
TABLE 3
COPPER PRODUCED AT SMELTERS IN
THE UNITED STATES1, 2
(Metric tons, copper content)
Anode
production
Period
2014:p
April
48,100
May
53,400
June
49,700
July
57,300
August
54,400
September
34,700
October
21,000
November
17,000
December
40,200
JanuaryDecember
522,000
2015:
January
47,800
February
42,800
March
45,700
April
33,600
JanuaryApril
170,000
p
Preliminary.
1
Includes blister and copper anode from primary or
secondary sources.
2
Data are rounded to no more than three significant
digits; may not add to total shown.
Concentrates3
Total
74,800
74,000
71,800
75,500
73,000
74,800
68,000
58,600
76,600
871,000
116,000
115,000
113,000
118,000
116,000
118,000
115,000
102,000
124,000
1,380,000
68,200
66,400
74,800
68,300
278,000
113,000
107,000
121,000
114,000
454,000
TABLE 4
PRODUCTION OF REFINED COPPER, BY SOURCE AND METHOD OF RECOVERY1
(Metric tons)
Primary materials
Period
Electrolytically
refined2
Electrowon
Total
2014:p
91,600
April
50,500
41,100
95,800
May
54,400
41,400
94,500
June
52,900
41,600
99,200
July
56,300
43,000
97,300
August
54,400
43,000
87,400
September
44,200
43,300
77,000
October
29,700
47,300
66,200
November
23,300
42,900
78,700
December
31,500
47,200
JanuaryDecember
535,000
514,000
1,050,000
2015:
79,700
January
35,200
44,500
81,600
February
41,200
40,400
89,700
March
43,100
46,600
86,400
April
41,100
45,400
JanuaryApril
161,000
177,000
337,000
p
Preliminary.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
From domestic and foreign source materials.
Total
refined
Scrap
3,960
3,810
3,900
3,930
3,430
4,210
3,900
3,800
3,600
46,000
95,500
99,600
98,400
103,000
101,000
91,600
80,900
70,000
82,300
1,090,000
4,030
3,810
4,150
4,180
16,200
83,700
85,400
93,800
90,600
354,000
TABLE 5
COPPER RECOVERABLE IN UNALLOYED AND ALLOYED FORM FROM PURCHASED COPPER-BASE SCRAP1
(Metric tons, copper content)
Period
Refineries2
New scrap
Old scrap
Ingot makers3
New scrap
Old scrap
Foundries, etc.3
New scrap
Old scrap
Total4
2014:
April
1,460
2,500
631
4,020
44,600
3,510
2,830
922
60,400
May
1,420
2,390
631
4,020
46,700
3,490
2,830
922
62,400
June
1,420
2,480
631
4,020
45,800
3,600
2,830
922
61,700
July
1,420
2,510
631
4,020
44,400
3,680
2,830
922
60,400
August
1,040
2,390
631
4,020
44,700
3,610
2,830
922
60,100
September
1,730
2,470
631
4,020
45,800
3,640
2,830
922
62,100
October
1,500
2,400
631
4,020
44,400
3,590
2,830
922
60,300
November
1,430
2,370
631
4,020
45,000
3,660
2,830
922
60,900
December
1,280
2,320
631
4,020
43,800
3,450
2,830
922
59,200
JanuaryDecember
17,000
29,000
7,570
48,300
541,000
43,000
33,900
11,100
730,000
2015:
January
1,450
2,580
631
4,020
44,400
3,580
2,830
922
60,400
February
1,430
2,370
631
4,020
44,500
3,530
2,830
922
60,200
March
1,630
2,520
631
4,020
44,100
3,190
2,830
922
59,800
April
1,520
2,660
631
4,020
46,000
3,020
2,830
922
61,600
JanuaryApril
6,030
10,100
2,520
16,100
179,000
13,300
11,300
3,690
242,000
p
Preliminary.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Electrolytically refined and fire-refined from scrap based on source of material at smelter or refinery level.
3
Monthly data and 2014 cumulative data estimated based on 2013 annual data.
4
Does not include an estimate, based on reported 2013 data, of 2,830 tons per month from new scrap and 2,560 tons per month from old scrap, of copper
recovered from scrap other than copper-base.
TABLE 6
PRODUCTION, SHIPMENTS, AND STOCKS OF BRASS AND WIRE-ROD SEMIFABRICATES1
(Metric tons, gross weight)
Production
Brass mills
Wire-rod mills
Period
Shipments
Brass mills
Wire-rod mills
2014:p
April
80,500
110,000
80,200
May
82,000
111,000
81,200
June
80,500
110,000
81,200
July
77,600
115,000
77,700
August
80,000
113,000
80,000
September
80,400
104,000
80,700
October
79,300
118,000
79,700
November
80,000
99,900
78,800
December
78,100
78,800
78,700
JanuaryDecember
964,000
1,280,000
964,000
2015:
January
78,700
118,000
78,800
February
79,800
108,000
79,100
March
78,400
116,000
78,600
April
78,000
116,000
78,400
JanuaryApril
315,000
458,000
315,000
p
Preliminary.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
112,000
110,000
107,000
112,000
112,000
108,000
115,000
95,300
91,700
1,280,000
30,600
31,400
30,700
29,400
30,800
30,500
30,100
31,200
30,600
30,600
21,000
21,500
24,400
27,400
28,500
24,500
28,000
32,600
19,700
19,700
109,000
111,000
120,000
116,000
456,000
30,400
31,300
31,100
30,700
30,700
28,600
25,900
21,600
21,900
21,900
TABLE 7
CONSUMPTION OF REFINED COPPER1
(Metric tons)
Brass
mills
Wire-rod
mills
Other
plants2
Total
2014:p
April
38,600
111,000
4,950 r
155,000
May
35,400
107,000
4,950 r
147,000
June
40,000
111,000
4,950 r
155,000
July
38,100
115,000
4,950 r
158,000
August
37,800
113,000
4,950 r
156,000
September
37,800
103,000
4,950 r
146,000
October
37,000
114,000
4,950 r
156,000
November
38,500
98,800
4,950 r
142,000
December
37,700
78,500
4,950 r
121,000
JanuaryDecember
455,000
1,270,000
59,400 r
1,790,000
2015:
January
38,100
118,000
4,950 r
161,000
February
37,900
108,000
4,950 r
151,000
March
38,400
116,000
4,950 r
160,000
April:
Cathodes
30,700
116,000
1,870
148,000
Wire bars
--W
W
Ingots and ingot bars
1,240
-1,310
2,550
Cakes and slabs
W
-W
W
Billets and other
6,700
508
1,770
8,980
Total
38,700
116,000
4,950
160,000
JanuaryApril
153,000
460,000
19,800
632,000
p
Preliminary. rRevised. W Withheld to avoid disclosing company proprietary data; included with "Billets and other." -- Zero.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Monthly and 2014 cumulative consumption data by ingot makers, chemical plants, foundries, and miscellaneous manufacturers
is estimated based on 2013 annual data.
Period and item
TABLE 8
U.S. APPARENT CONSUMPTION OF COPPER1
(Metric tons)
Period
Refined copper
production
Copper in
old scrap2
Refined general
imports3
Refined
exports3
Stock change
during period
Apparent
consumption
2014:p
13,500
April
91,600
56,200
5,470
(11,300)
167,000
13,400
May
95,800
53,900
7,670
(24,600)
180,000
13,600
June
94,500
53,000
6,270
(20,700)
176,000
13,700
July
99,200
62,500
10,200
(3,170)
168,000
13,500
August
97,300
46,700
8,360
4,320
145,000
13,600
September
87,400
58,800
11,000
12,600
136,000
13,500
October
77,000
58,600
11,100
(5,000)
143,000
13,500
November
66,200
44,300
17,300
(17,200)
124,000
13,300
December
78,700
58,400
22,900
(3,820)
131,000
162,000
JanuaryDecember
1,050,000
614,000
127,000
(70,000)
1,770,000
2015:
13,700
January
79,700
70,900
5,860
(6,580)
165,000
13,400
February
81,600
50,300
8,490
4,870
132,000
13,200
March
89,700
66,700
10,100
1,940
158,000
13,200
April
86,400
60,100
6,620
(2,150)
155,000
JanuaryApril
337,000
53,500
248,000
31,000
(1,920)
610,000
p
Preliminary. rRevised.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Includes reported monthly production of copper from old scrap of copper-base, an estimate for annual reporters, and a monthly average of
copper from non-copper-base materials based on 2013 data.
3
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
TABLE 9
CONSUMPTION OF PURCHASED COPPER-BASE SCRAP1
(Metric tons, gross weight)
Period
Smelters
and refineries
New scrap
Old scrap
Ingot makers2
New scrap
Old scrap
2014:p
April
1,640
2,640
1,740
5,770
May
1,490
2,630
1,740
5,770
June
1,590
2,630
1,740
5,770
July
1,620
2,630
1,740
5,770
August
1,200
2,530
1,740
5,770
September
1,820
2,710
1,740
5,770
October
1,560
2,640
1,740
5,770
November
1,480
2,630
1,740
5,770
December
1,310
2,590
1,740
5,770
JanuaryDecember
18,300
31,500
20,900
69,300
2015:
January
1,720
2,630
1,740
5,770
February
1,480
2,630
1,740
5,770
March
1,680
2,680
1,740
5,770
April
1,560
2,650
1,740
5,770
JanuaryApril
6,440
10,600
6,960
23,100
p
Preliminary.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Monthly data estimated from 2013 annual data.
3
Consumption at brass and wire-rod mills assumed equal to receipts.
Brass and
wire-rod mills3
New scrap
Old scrap
Foundries, etc.2
New scrap
Old scrap
Total scrap
used
55,400
57,700
57,000
55,300
55,800
57,100
55,500
56,400
54,700
674,000
3,580
3,560
3,740
3,860
3,760
3,810
3,720
3,830
3,490
44,400
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
52,300
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
12,200
76,100
78,300
77,900
76,300
76,100
78,300
76,300
77,300
75,000
923,000
55,300
55,400
54,900
54,100
220,000
3,700
3,700
3,280
3,130
13,800
4,360
4,360
4,360
4,360
17,400
1,020
1,020
1,020
1,020
4,080
76,200
76,100
75,500
74,300
302,000
TABLE 10
COPPER STOCKS AT END OF PERIOD1
(Metric tons)
Refined copper
Period
Crude
copper2
Refineries3
Wire-rod
mills3
Brass mills3
Other4
Comex
LME5
2014:p
April
15,100
8,740
46,300
6,500
4,230
16,600
164,000
May
22,200
8,790
43,800
8,300
4,230
14,800
142,000
June
14,700
6,820
36,100
6,690
4,230
17,800
129,000
July
10,300
6,500
42,700
6,030
4,230
21,700
117,000
August
15,900
9,030
34,100
6,250
4,230
25,400
123,000
September
15,700
7,120
36,700
6,160
4,230
31,000
129,000
October
11,300
5,300
35,700
6,670
4,230
27,900
130,000
November
9,670
6,910
32,600
5,970
4,230
25,500
117,000
December
9,860
9,540
42,000
6,400
4,230
24,200
102,000
2015:
January
14,200
6,680
41,200
6,300
4,230
19,400
104,000
February
11,300
8,310
41,600
6,570
4,230
16,200
110,000
March
17,500
6,610
37,200
6,250
4,230
24,400
110,000
April
17,400
6,740
38,200
6,110
4,230
21,500
110,000
p
Preliminary. rRevised.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Copper content of blister and anode.
3
Stocks of refined copper as reported; no estimates are made for nonrespondents.
4
Monthly estimates based on reported and 2013 annual data, comprising stocks at ingot makers, chemical plants, foundries,
and miscellaneous manufacturers.
5
London Metal Exchange Ltd., U.S. warehouses.
Total
refined
246,000
222,000
201,000
198,000
202,000
215,000
210,000
192,000
189,000
182,000
187,000
189,000
187,000
TABLE 11
AVERAGE PRICE OF COPPER IN THE UNITED STATES
AND ON THE LONDON METAL EXCHANGE
(Cents per pound)
Comex
first
position2
U.S. producers
cathode1
LME
cash price
Grade A
Period
2014:
April
312.933
306.933
302.557
May
319.902
313.202
312.215
June
316.286
309.786
308.426
July
328.891
322.591
322.233
August
321.264
315.764
317.522
September
314.695
309.195
311.701
October
309.115
303.615
305.663
November
306.761
301.761
303.937
December
294.809
289.809
291.307
JanuaryDecember
318.048
311.996
311.104
2015:
January
270.823
265.323
263.767
February
268.176
262.363
258.615
March
276.418
270.793
268.774
April
280.776
275.276
273.424
JanuaryApril
274.048
268.439
266.145
1
Listed as "U.S. producer cathode" and sum of "Comex high grade first position"
and "NY Dealer Premium Cathode."
2
Listed as "Comex high grade first position."
Source: Platts Metals Week.
TABLE 12
NEW YORK AVERAGE BUYING PRICES FOR COPPER SCRAP
(Cents per pound)
Month
Brass mills
No. 1 scrap
Refiners
No. 2 scrap
303.64
310.76
309.05
322.98
313.60
306.24
300.37
297.61
283.81
307.75
280.59
284.83
283.26
296.27
288.45
282.86
275.57
273.33
259.26
283.44
262.73
267.50
264.07
265.64
263.26
257.64
252.24
250.50
235.31
263.33
177.14
182.86
185.00
187.95
187.38
184.71
180.87
180.00
174.86
183.01
257.78
256.37
264.77
269.77
262.17
235.55
234.87
241.59
244.73
239.19
215.60
200.08
210.50
213.86
210.01
163.50
153.58
155.00
113.00
146.27
2014:
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
JanuaryDecember
2015:
January
February
March
April
JanuaryApril
Source: American Metal Market.
TABLE 13
U.S. IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION OF COPPER (UNMANUFACTURED), BY CLASS1
(Metric tons, copper content)
Ore and concentrate
2015
Country or
January
territory
2014
April
April
Belgium
42
--Canada
19
--Chile
6
--China
9
--Finland
---Germany
---Japan
---Mexico
22
10
10
Netherlands
---Peru
---Other
2
--Total
100
10
10
-- Zero.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Less than unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Refined
2015
January
April
April
2014
30
194,000
315,000
176
38
3,200
4,830
84,000
January
April
April
----33
----
-2
--80
2
1
--
-18,600
29,900
8
-344
462
7,540
-74,500
126,000
14
-714
1,240
34,200
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
-1
34
-22
107
551
18,800
620,000
2,500
1,180
60,500
8,190
5,870
251,000
TABLE 14
U.S. EXPORTS OF COPPER (UNMANUFACTURED), BY CLASS1
(Metric tons, copper content)
Ore and concentrate
2015
Country or
January
territory
2014
April
April
Canada
9,790
1,690
6,300
China
93,600
1,460
10,800
Germany
8
--Hong Kong
2
--Italy
---Japan
17,400
3,260
6,130
Korea, Republic of
68
-11
Mexico
287,000
32,900
131,000
Singapore
---Spain
---Sweden
---Switzerland
---Taiwan
18
--Other
2,320
102
197
Total
410,000
39,400
154,000
-- Zero.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
2
Less than unit.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
10
40
291
3,450
11,800
April
217
20
40
274
-3
96
5
-39
---504
1,200
Refined
2015
January
April
869
134
187
655
71
8
453
21
24
60
-13
-2,110
4,600
2014
20,000
57,000
99
12
1
2,270
529
42,400
7
15
22
9
55
4,910
127,000
April
1,530
504
(2)
--122
5
4,390
23
2
--(2)
44
6,620
January
April
10,900
1,160
6
5
(2)
202
983
17,500
23
18
-2
55
227
31,000
TABLE 15
U.S. COPPER SCRAP IMPORTS1
(Metric tons, gross weight)
Unalloyed
Alloyed
2015
Country or
territory
2014
14,900
17
522
82
144
5
11,700
81
3,530
31,000
2015
January
April
4,870
-131
98
109
15
4,140
-868
10,200
April
1,160
-35
-9
15
972
-173
2,360
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Guatemala
Honduras
Japan
Mexico
Nicaragua
Other
Total
-- Zero.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
11
2014
41,100
66
1,920
1,960
764
40
32,300
887
6,640
85,600
April
3,850
-101
65
56
1
2,730
45
631
7,480
January
April
13,200
23
482
235
207
1
10,200
220
1,850
26,300
TABLE 16
U.S. COPPER SCRAP EXPORTS1
(Metric tons, gross weight)
Unalloyed
No. 1
Alloyed
2015
No. 2
Country or
January
territory
2014
April
April
April
Belgium
11,900
1,310
2,780
261
Canada
26,800
---China
276,000
7,440
23,900
6,910
Germany
44,900
2,910
9,310
554
Hong Kong
5,480
213
846
92
India
3,220
217
716
20
Japan
6,910
341
770
186
Korea, Republic of
14,100
1,210
3,590
398
Mexico
708
20
57
-Netherlands
14,100
138
692
434
Spain
1,550
-205
-Taiwan
5,830
618
2,130
59
Thailand
1,810
5
5
-Other
16,600
1,600
5,540
210
Total
430,000
16,000
50,600
9,130
-- Zero.
1
Data are rounded to no more than three significant digits; may not add to totals shown.
Other
January
April
763
-31,500
1,140
449
20
338
985
-1,400
-273
-961
37,800
April
77
2,080
7,820
154
1,120
59
127
273
-177
---104
12,000
12
January
April
237
8,460
28,700
885
2,660
122
637
897
25
926
-75
-206
43,800
2014
9,440
37,600
451,000
11,700
28,400
16,900
12,900
17,100
3,420
654
11,800
5,340
3,380
7,350
616,000
2015
Segregated
January
April
April
155
709
317
1,130
12,100
35,500
-225
169
336
1,410
4,800
378
967
1,170
3,280
308
1,100
21
102
59
158
253
672
150
310
174
956
16,700
50,300
Unsegregated
January
April
April
1,070
3,150
3,400
10,700
25,500
78,600
1,250
4,130
1,050
4,220
288
719
1,230
3,860
148
296
47
359
-19
662
3,130
39
312
221
1,430
599
2,100
35,500
113,000