1084 MINERALS YEARBOOK, 1985 
 
Table 2.—U.S. imports for consumption of arsenicals, by class and
country

1983 
 
1984 
 
1985 
 
Class and country Quantity (metric 
Value 
(thou- 
Quantity 
(metric 
Value 
(thou- 
Quantity 
(metric 
Value 
(thou- 
tons) 
sands) 
tons) 
sands) 
tons) 
sands) 
Arsenic trioxide: 
 Australia.~ 37 r$~o —— —— 30 $3

 Belgium-Luxembourg 946 848 843 $654 1,498 1,074 
 Bolivia —— —— 16 4 98 67 
 Canada 2,525 542 4,767 1,468 3,669 4,059 
 Chile —— —— ——
—— 191 101

 China 17 36 —— —— 105 46 
 France 667 706 1,261 849 3,608 2,264 
 Germany,FederalRepublicof 1 6 (1) 1 —— -- 
 Japan (1) 1 —— —— 371 184 
 Korea, Republic of -— -— 68 51 -— —-

 Mexico 2,531 2,700 3,115 2,820 3,399 2,946 
 Namibia 16 11 —— —— ——

 Netherlands —— —— ——
——
236 149 
 Philippines —— —— ——
——
23 10 
 Portugal -- -- -- -- 18 12 
 SouthAfrica,Republicof 17 18 —— ——
113 72 
 Sweden 3,430 3,528 3,914 3,608 2,996 3,014 
 UnitedKingdom -- -- -- -- 116 58 
 Total2 10,186 8,406 13,985 9,454 16,472 14,059 
 
Arsenic acid: 
 Australia 74 54 21 15 —— —— 
 Canada -— -- (1) 1 -— -— 
 France 34 34 -- -- -- -- 
 Germany, Federal Republic of (1) 2 (1) (1) — — —
—

 Japan —— -- (1) 1 —— -- 
 Mexico —— —— 65 57 ——
——

 UnitedKingdom 2,277 2,304 2,420 1,973 1,993 1,360 
    Total 2,385 2,394 2,506 2,047 1,993 1,360 
 
Arsenic sulfide: 
 Canada  (1) (' ) 20 3 —— —— 
 Japan 1,127 1,522 (1) 1 —— —— 
 Philippines —— . —— ——
——
2 2 
 Total 1,127 1,522 20 4 2 2 
 
Arsenic metal: 
 Belgium-Luxembourg (1) 7 -- -- -- -- 
 Canada 6 328 21 712. 23 644 
 China 128 428 102 350 136 311 
 France —— —— (1) 4 ——
——

 Germany, Federal Republic of 1 111 2 215 2 195 
 HongKong -- -- -- -- 47 158 
 Japan (1) 30 1 127 22 171 
 Netherlands —— —— 5 19 ——
——

 Sweden 108 435 158 614 171 642 
 Taiwan —— —— ——
—— 5 17

 UnitedKingdom (1) 62 15 87 (1) 12 
 Total2 243 1,401 304 2,127 407 2,150 
 
Lead arsenate: 
 Canada —— —— 3 3 29 13 
 Germany,FederalRepublicof (1) 2 3 9 -— -- 
 Japan ~-— -- -- -- -— (' ) 1 
 Netherlands —— —— 12 26 66 128 
 Peru 17 35 54 105 68 144 
 UnitedKingdom -- -- 1 2 -- -- 
 Total2 17 37 73 145 162 287 
 
Sodium arsenate: 
 France —— —— ——
—— 20 7

 Other (1) 2 1 3 (1) 3 
    Total (1) 2 1 3 20 10 
 See footnotes at end of table.