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 220 THE BRITISH EMPIRE : — UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA

fine ounce. Copper, tin, antimony, scheelite, and silver are valued on the estimated pure metal contained in shipments according to the average current prices in London. The value of other base minerals is calculated on average local prices.

Classification.

Gold. Diamonds Coal. Copper Tin.

Total

Cape of Good Hope.

£

21,70.')

159,368,965

1,985,568

19,457,273

57,687

£ 82,7S5

16,353,033 389

Transvaal.

£

624,315,501

25,379,497

23,522,151

3,041,627

3,940,803

Orange Free State.

17,285,779 2,491, 35S

Union.

£

i 624,420,051

202,034,241

44,352,110

22,499,289

3.998,490

. 180,891,258 16,430,207 j 680,199,579 | 19,777,137 ( 897,304,181

The output of gold in the Transvaal was : 1918, 35,768,6832. ; 1919, 35,383,9742; 1920, 34,652,9072.

The total value of the mineral production of the Union is given here- under for recent years.

Ammonia, Sulphate of

Antimony

Arsenic

Asbestos

Bismuth

Coal

Coke

Copper

Corundum

Diamonds

Flint

Gold

Graphite.

Gypsum.

Iron On.

Iron Pyrite

Kaolin

Lead

Lime

MagnesiU-

Manganese

Mica

Nickel.

Salt (including by-products)

Silver

Soda (crude)

Steatite.

Tal,'.

Tar

Tin

Tungsten.

Zinc

Miscellaneous Articles (Briclcs, Cement, Kartlnv; ware, Pipes, etc.)

Mineral Paints.

Quarries ,

1916.

1917.

£

£

15.292

12,428

83,070

87,364

2,739,665

3,275,608

19,575

28,648

1,137,380

1,126.040

7,762

13,038

5,728,391

7,718,810

1,587

1,120

39,490,990

38,307,675

1,780

2,590

11,983

5,092

5,202

115,750

1,766

1,185

106,303

106,311

25,121

339,571 252

45

4,463

19

3,76!

131,878

2,050

641

•s77

110,566 172,9*7

29.:;::

1,962

346,016 1,661

(86,816

805

Total

50,593,359 ] 52,260. 1'.'" 4N"I ■■'.'■ ' 1 ;

£

2,589

54,037

3,224,597

68,662

342,105

26,260

7,114,867

1,491

15, 759,003

2,294

6,843

2,729

7,002

1,880

158,245 2.1S4 1,965 1,185

163,722 187,608

11,099

1,718

440,995 8,647

1.427 61,525

1919.

£ 102,930 556 663 66,426 300 3,416,244 47,812 234,445 1,486 11,734,495 | 1,811 ; 35,390,609 2,680 | 10,921 1,081 ' 8,894 !

4,973

2,723 776 369

Mt,8M

758

' 932 2,170

us

•.'77,925

572 65,121

"il . 696,24« -

1919. Quantities

Tons 3,762 32 8

0-4

266,135

22.748

4,886

179

58S.017

331,651

8,602

5,532

756

1,024 165

3

t 891,804

757 1,468 l,-:30

Information not yet available, t Carats. J Fine oz.