Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-10
and MINERALS.
Summary of the Mineral and Metal
Production of the United
States in 1000.
ALSO THE WORLDS PRODUCTION OF GOLD
r. .,.tSa St,tes Took tl.c Lead 81"
n Goid-PrOducinss Countries !"
il the largest Producer OF c"as l"
the WorId-Mines Among Most
Profitable of Our Industries.

New York. Jan. 6.-1he Engineer
ing and Mining Journal gives = sum
mary of the mineral and metal pro-
d~uction OF the United States for the
wear 1900. This summary has Deeh
compiled from advance figures !
nished by the producers and from ON
cial sources, and gives a complete
statement of the gold production o I
| the world for the year just closed
The total value of the metals pro-
duced in the United States in 1900 was
$500, 500. 1872, as compared with $780,
D57. $40 in 1899. The value of the output
of non-metallic substances was $780,
| $50. ee1. as against s645, 754, 305 in 1899.
The total value for the two years,
after allowing for Implications, was
respectively S1,157, 162,182 and Sl'o4s'-
e3O,594.
The More Important Items.
The more important items of this
production in metals were gold, val
ned at SIS, 65s,T55; silver, valued at
S37, os5,24s; G15.756,S02 pounds Of cop
per. valued at 500. 154,345; 251,7S1 tons
of lead, valued at $22, zoos. $50; 122,S50
tons of zinc, valued at $10,7 1885, 30, and
last, but not least, 13,914,505 tons OF
MIG iron. valued at $23S,07S,737
OF the non-n:etallic products by far
the most important was coal, of which
the United States produced no less
than 274.S4T,779 tons; the greatest
s~auantity ever produced in one year
by this or any other country. In 1899
: the United States was the largest pro-
kducer of coal in the world and TINS
prominence was increased in 1900
other Important Products.
The other important products OF
this class included cement, OF which
II, 1928, sos barrels were made; salt,
e copper sulphate, mineral paints, phos-
Ephate rock and slate, while the minor
metal products included a variety toe
:. numerous to mention.
Worlds Gold Production.
The total gold production of the
II world IN 1900 amounted. to S25o,4o2,
. 43S. which compares with $31s,64I,o3
in 1899, the decrease being entirel.
Of owing to the stoppage of gold produc
ton in the Transvaal by the wal
.~nearlv all other producing countrie
os showing an increase. In 1900 tn
n United States too;1 the lead amoni
If the g~old-producing countries, wit
SIS. 65S, 1855; Australia ranking secont
with S75,2S3.215- The large produe
IS ton of the KIondike has put Canad
~ in the third place, with a total outpu
u. of $780, 900, 900. while Russia was fourtl
with S23. 900. $50. These four couI
to tries produced over so per cent OF tn
a gold of the world
as Enormous DIvfdends-
nd The total amount of dividends pa
lry by 21O companies allied with the mi
.,s eral industries of the United State
on. in 1900. was $780, 41 600. lis lars
ms disbursement places mining amor
nd the most profitable of the country
ee; industries. The metal mines paid SO
sos. 900, or 1913 per cent of the toti
:, and the Industrial companies 5"
43e. 700. OF GOT per cent Among Il
9th leading PAYERS were the copp
ro- mines. with S33, 433.O 900 to their cred
st. the gold and silver mines Sf3,9o7,o
c. land the petroleum companies WI
tor s4s, SIG. 600.