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 MINING

CIX

Mining

MINERAL PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED STATES

Calendar Years 1895 to 1897

[From reports of United States Geological Survey]

1895

1896 '

1897

Products

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

Quantity

Value

(P)9,446,308

Dollars 105,198,550

8,623,127

DolltD-K

90,250,000

9,652,680

DolUirx 95,122,299

Pig iron

55,727,000

72,051,000

58,884,800

(cZ)76,069,236

53,860,000

(rf)69,637,172

Silver

2,254,760

46,610,000

2,568,132

53,088,000

2,774,935

57,368,000

Gold

892,639,964

38,682,347

460,061,430

49,456,603

491,638,000

54,080,180

Copper

170,000

11,220,000

188,000

10,528,000

208,192

14,885,728

Lead

89,680

0,278,020

81,499

6,519,920

99,980

8,498,300

Zinc

86,104

1,337,131

30,765

1,075,449

26,648

993,445

Quicksilver

920,000

464,600

1,300,000

520,000

4,000,000

1,500,000

Aluniiiiuin

(/) 450

68,000

(*)601

84,290

(«)756

109,655

Antimony

10,302

3,091

17,170

4,404

23,707

7,823

Nickel Tin

150

900

163

944

150

900

Platinum

281,913,639

287,596,906

302,198,502

185,118,193

115,749,771

137,(>t0,276

114,891,515

147,789,902

119,740,052

Bituminous coal

61,785,122

82,019,272

48,523,287

81,748,651

46,814,074

79.129,126

Pennsylvania anthracite

34,688,816

31,346,171

36,070,651

Building stone

52,9'^3.520

57.632,296

13.00(',,6r)0

9,000,000

60,960,361

58,518,709

13,002,512

9,000,000

60,568,081

40,929,611

13,820,422

8,000,000

Petroleum Natural pas Brick clay

360,000

800,000

360,000

800,000

1,000,000

Clay (all other than brick)

8.731.401 21,463.54.3

1.038,551 13,669,649

5,4S2,2r>4 4,2f)4._'37 3,606,094 4,423,084

9,513,473

25,795,312

930.779

13,850,726

6,473,213 4,136,192 2,803,372 4,040,«39

10,989,463

23,255,911

1,039,345

15,973,202

8.17><,2^3 4.5119,1 (10 2,673.2(»2 4,920,020

Cement Mineral waters Phosphate rock Salt

5,it7.949

2,623.974

4,120,102

2,060,000

4,247,688

2,124,000

Limestone for iron flux

20.710

265..'^^)3

ll,91s,(iOO

50.(595

39,240

1,449.700 807.447 595.ii(Ml 621. .'.52 2i!5.7C.S 370,^95

20.000

224.139

13,508,(Mt(»

48,032

46,089

1,400,000 572,344 675.400 530,455 326,826 899,4-y3

25,000

288,982

16,000,00(»

60,913

57,009

1.750,000

l,(l^(».(MM»

79.">,7'.t:!
 * {0■^,(l.'»^

396,930

Zinc, white Cvpsum lil.rax

Mineral paints C rind stones Fibrous talc