The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1886-11-18
MINERAL PRODUCTS.


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summary Of the operatssus m the unissA
states for the Yesr 1855
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Division Of Mining Statistics and Tech |
nology of the Geological Survey, the
appears:
Tho total commerc;ol rroduct NJ coal
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" a'i Ai.u. ~ iooo' oA'i"''vo u 'ns'
consumed a. tne mnnes' known as COL
liery consumption, was 95,834. 705 long
tons. valued OF 1852, ,915, ,10S. OF this
50, 265, ,421 long tons were Pennsylvania
anthracite, valued at S72, ,274,54 while
of other Goals, including bituminous,
brown coal, Ignite and small lots Of
anthracite produced outside of Penn.
sylvania, the production was 63,569, ,284
long tons, valued at $50, O,64O,564 at
the points of production. The total
production. including colliery consump-
ton, was: Pennsylvania anthracite, a.
22s, ,54s long tons, all other Goals o.
$40, ,66S long tons, making the total ab-
solute production of the coal mines of
the United States 9,O69. PIG long tons,
valued as follows: Anthracite, $76,
94S; bituminous, $82, ,347, ,64S; totah
s159, ,019,596. The total production
(including local consumption) of an
thracite was 1852, 1872 tons in excess of
that of 1884, and its value was S1O,32
A36 greater. The total production of
bituminous coal was 8, ,889, ,S71 tons less
than in 1884, but its value was $780,
5S2 greater. Tine total production of
coal Of all kinds shows a net loss in
tonnage of 7,837,079 long tons COM
pared with that of 1884, but gain in
value Of 315, 5,251 ,018, the increase in
value being due to an average increase
of % cents per long Ton. The total
value is about the same as that of 1888.
Petroleum-The production was 2l,-
R42, ,042 barrels of 45 gallons, of which
the Pennsylvania and New York fields
produced 20,776,O41 barrels. The total
value, at an average price of SO 7-S
cents per barrel. was $19, 1873, ,694. The
production showed decrease Of 2,247,-
p77 barrels and 81, 282, 600 in value from
1884.
Natural Gas-N No record Is kept of the
yield in cubic feet. The amount Of coal
Misplaced by gas in 1885 was 8. l61, 800
tons, valued at IA. 1854, 200. In 1884
the coal displaced was valued at 81, 46O.-
fOO. The yield has increased tenfold
since 1883. .,. ..u.s.yr ..
lron-Ihe principal statistics for 1885
were: Domestic iron ore consumed
$500, 900 long tons. value at mine $19,-
100000; imported iron ore consumed
800, 786 long tons, total iron ore con-
sumed, 1880. 1856 long tons; pig iron
made 4,O44, ,526 long tons, decrease of
b3,343 tons rs compared with 1884,
value at furnance. 1864. 712, 400, or &c.
O40. 224 less than in 1884. Total spot
value OF all iron and steel in the first
stage OF manufacture, including all du-
plications, $93.OOO,OOO, decline of
$l4. .OOO, 600 from 1884.
Gold and Silver-The mint authori-
ties estimate the value of the gold pro-
duced in 1885 at $31, ,8O1, 600, an in
crease of 81, ,0O1, 900 over 1884. The
production of silver is similarly estimat-
ed at $51, 600, 600, an increase OF o.. 800,
600 over 1884.
Tin-Probably 200 tons Of ''black tim
ore were made at the concentrating
works at the Eta Mine in Dakota. No
smelling works have yet been erected.
Platinum-The amount Of crude pla-
tinum mined in 1885 was about 250
Troy ounces, valued at $1S7.50. This
is exclusive of about 800 ounces of iri-
dosmine. for pointing pens.
Aluminum-Ihe production OF metal