Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 August 1883 — MINERAL PRODUCTS. [ARTICLE]

MINERAL PRODUCTS.

Statuses Showing the Splendid Mineral Resources of the United States. (Washington Dispatch.] A report entitled “The Mineral Resource* of the United States” wilt shortly be published by Albert Williams, Jr., Chief of th* Division of Mining Statistics and Technology,. United States Geological Survey, J. W. Powell, Director. This report is for the calendar year 1883 and the first six months of 1888. It contain* detailed statistics for these periods and also for preceding years, together with much technical ana descriptive matter. The compilation of special statistics hae been placed by Mr. Williams in the charge of leading authorities in the several branches, and the results will therefore be accepted with confidence. The following totals of the production of the more Important mineral substances for 1882 are from advanced proofs: ; Values of the metallic products of the United States in 1882: Pig iron, spot value .7..... $104,336,429 Barer, coining value. 46,800,000 Gold, coining Vahie.. T/T. . 32,600,000 Cqpffer, Value apNeW tfcrk city/..’.. MJWWr Lead, value at New York city 12)624,550 Zinc, value at New York city 8,646,620 Quicksilver, value at Ban Francisco.. 1,487,587 Nickel, value at Antimony, value ae San Francisco.. ..* 12.000 Platinum, value at New York city.... 1,000 «,i A ♦ T0ta1.... .....,....,,..,..,.,$219,756,004 Values of some of the non-metallic prod-,' acts of the United States in 1882 (all spot Values except ohrome ison ore). Bituminous coal, brown coal, .lignite and anttffhcife mined outMde of Pennsylvania $ 76.076,487 Pennsylvania anthracite 70,556,094 Crude petroleum 33,704,698 Lime. V ;. ” JT,TOO,OOO Building stone . 2i,ooo(«oo Salt 4,820,140 Cement tv’ 8,672,760 Limestone for iron f1ux......... 9,810,000 Phosphate rock 1,147,880 New Jersey marls 540,000 Crude borax 388,908 Mica. 250,000 Crude barytes 160,000 Chromo iron ore, value at Baltimore. 100,000 Soapstone. 90,000 Manganese ore... 52,500 Asbestos 36,000 Graphite 34,090 Sulphur. 21,000 Cobalt ore and matte. 15,000 Precious stones, uncut 12.500 Asphaltum 10,500 Corundum. 6,250 Pumice-stone. 1,760 Total. $226,156,402 The resume shows: Metals.. $2W,756,004 Mineral substances named in the foregoing table 226.166.402All other non-metallio products oer--tafaily not less than. 8,000,000* Grand total $458,912,406