U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE:1987-1 8 1 ~ 32 / ' + 0 0 761104 
MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1985 
 
Table 25.—U.S. imports for consumption of thallium in 1985, by
country

compounds 
Unwro~t and waste 
 
Country Gross ~ weight ( ~ Value (pounds) POUfl 
Gross weight Value (pounds) 
 
Belgium-Luxembourg 94& 757 $19,698Canada 56 45 1,700France 771 617
14,419Germany,FederalRepubiicof
—— —— ——UnitedKingdom
-— —-
-— 
 440 $6,530 2 1,034 —— —— 220 3,583
220 3,098 
 
Total 1,773 1,419 35,817 
 882 14,245 
 
' Estimated by the Bureau of Mines. 
 
 
Source: Bureau of the Census. 
 
 
Table 26.—U.S. import duties for thallium 
 
 
Most favored nation (MFN) 
tem No. Jan. 1, 1985 Jan. 1, 1987 
Non.MFN 
 
 
Jan. 1, 1985 
 
Unwroughtmetal 632.50 1.3%advalorem. Free         Compounds 422.00 4.0%advalorem
3.7%advalorem 
25%advalorem. 
 Do. 
 
 
WORLD REVIEW 
 
 World production data for thallium were not available. However, Western
European companies were thought to be the largest producers of thallium in
1985. World reserves of thallium contained in zinc ores were estimated to
be 830,000 pounds of thallium. 
 
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