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| Cadmium, a soft, malleable, ductile, bluish-white metal, was discovered in Germany in 1817 and for 100 years Germany remained the only important producer. Greenockite (CdS), the only cadmium mineral of importance, is nearly always associated with sphalerite (ZnS). Consequently, cadmium is produced mainly as a byproduct from mining, smelting, and refining sulfide ores of zinc, and to a lesser degree, lead and copper. Small amounts of cadmium, about 10% of consumption, are produced from secondary sources, mainly from dust generated by recycling of iron and steel scrap. Production in the United States began in 1907 but it was not until after World War I that cadmium came into wide use. About three-fourths of cadmium is used in batteries; the remaining one-fourth is used for pigments, coatings and plating, and as stabilizers for plastics. The United States produces about 1,100 tons of cadmium and consumes about 1,300 tons. |
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Annual Publications
- Cadmium
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| 1932-1993 | - Recycling-Metals
Special Publications
- Cadmium Recycling in the United States in 2000
C-1196-O - Historical Statistics for Mineral and Material Commodities in the United States
Data Series 140 - Metal Prices in the United States through 1998
- Cadmium (PDF)
- Mineral Commodity Profiles: Cadmium
OF-02-238 - Cadmium (Materials Flow)
U.S. Bureau of Mines Information Circular 9380
Contacts
- USGS Mineral Commodity Specialist
Amy C. Tolcin
Phone: 703-648-4940
Fax: 703-648-7757
Email: atolcin@usgs.gov
- USGS Mineral Resource Specialist
