The Calumet news., 1912-09-05
MINES AND MINING STOCKS
DECREASED IRON OUTPUT.
But U. S. Survey Reports Encouraging
Prospects for 1912.


There was a decrease OF nearly 2S
per cent ian the production of iron
ore and smaller but noteworthy de-
crease i'm the production of pis IRON
and steel I'm the United states In 1911
compared with the production OF ore
in 1910 and To a lessening In demand
for iron products in 1911. The pros
pects for 1912 are encouraging, ac-
cording TO Ernest r. Burchard, of the
United States Geological Survey, IN a
report lust issued on the Production OF
Iron ore Pig Iron, and steel In 1911,
b,u AZ no time since 1907 has the eN-
resslvc capacity for manufacturing
iron and steel been fully utilized and
nothing short of abnormal activity
which is not likely TO occar IN 1917
will result in employing the full ca
pacity of the plants.
one of the important features of the
iron-ore industry i'm 1871 was the IN
creased attention paid TO the conserva-
tion Of ore in the Lake Superior re-
gion through beneiciauon twashlhs'
concentrating. roasting. nodulizins ana
briquetting of ores)
The iron ore marketed in the Ohllen
States i'm 1871 amounted TO 4V9S9'NoH
long tons. valued at $S6,4l9.S3O al the
mines. compared with 56.NS9,I3i long
tons. valued at $llO.735.607, In 1910.
Minnesota and Michigan produced the
bulk of the iron ore. the former 2S,SsS'-
AOC long tons and the latter S,si4393
long tons,
During the year l59 mines produced
over $4,000 long tons of iron ore each
compared with 191 mines which eN-
ceeded that output in 1910. The largest
quantity produced 10y any single mine
in 1911 was 1,5535lO long tons from
mine at Marble. MINI.
Fhe production Of PIG iron in 1871
amounted TO 23.257,2SS Ions tons, val
Ued f. O.. b. at the furnaces at $325-
.24624 compared with 26,67412S Ions
tons. valued at St12.162.4S6. in 1910.
a decrease in quantity Of 3.4l6.S35 tons
and in value of SS4 4S27 $50. Pcuusyl-
vania produced the greatest quantity
of pig iron 9.5S1.1o9 long tons; Ohio
was second. with 5.37l.37S long tons.
and Illinois stood third with 2,o36.oSl
long tons.
The total quantity Of steel produced
IN 1911 was 2S.675.5O1 long tons
against 26,O94sl9 long tons in 1910.
The bulk OF it came from Pennsyvania.
whose output was l3,20L53s lens tons
In this report the United States Geo
loeical Survey has undertaken for thc
FIRST time % present the statistics Of
production Of iron allows separately
from those Of pis iron With which
they have been heretofore included.
Although the total quantity of those
alloys D. small amounting 60 only
about ane- eighth of ne average produc-
tion OF pig iron for ore month. the
value pr ton IS relatively 50 great as
10 have an important influence on
The apparent value Of the pig iron
u iucluded with 81. The total mar
Eetei production ~ these iron ALLOWS,
~ ferro-aHoys. iu 1911 AS reported
10 the Geological Survey was 253.27j
Ic-g tons. valued ar SS.a77.s3-. These
alloys have variety Of names. such as
ferromanEanese. spiegeleisen. fcrrnsili-
con. ferrophosphorus. ferronmoly
-1m. ferroutauum ferrotungsten, and
Fnrrovansdiu according to the metal
with which the iron is combined.
a copy Il the report may bc obtained
free on application 10 the Director of
tHe Geological Survey. Washington. II.
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