converted into beryllium metal, alloys, and oxide. Another company in Pennsylvania purchased beryllium oxide from

Asia and converted this material into beryllium alloys. Small quantities of beryl were recovered as a byproduct of U.S.

pegmatite mining operations in various States. Beryllium consumption of 200 tons was valued at approximately $71

million, based on the producer price for beryllium-copper master alloy. Beryllium was used as an alloy and oxide in

electronic components, 57%; as an alloy and oxide in electrical components, 20%; as an alloy, oxide, and metal in

aerospace and defense applications, 13%; and as an alloy, metal, and oxide in other applications, 10%.

Salient Statistics—United States: 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995e

Production, mine 174 193 198 173 225

Imports for consumption, ore and metal 55 6 8 53 30

Exports, metal 33 41 20 29 55

Shipments from Government stockpile excesses1 — 215 231 2(2) 2(19)

Consumption, apparent 203 159 183 198 200

Price, dollars:

Domestic, metal, vacuum-cast ingot, per pound 308 308 308 275 275

Domestic, metal, powder blend, per pound 280 280 295 295 295