The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-06-23
MICHIGAN RANKS
SECOND IN IRON
State Produces One Fifth of To.
tai U. S. Production

total Of 5j,l50,lii long tons, compared
with l3,S1o,552 tons mined in 1871, an
increase of ll273,595 tons, or 1868 per
cent, according 10 AN advance state
mont by Ernest r. Burchard of phc
United States geological survey. Tho
production for 1912 was second only
To tha output of 1910. falling l,SGf 15J
tons below the record production Of
that year which Was 57,Oli 300 lone
IONS.
The rank of the five states produc-
ing The largest amount of iron ore
Minnesota, Michigan. Alabama, New
York, and Wisconsiu-rcmaiu Hn-
changed in 1872, but there were a
few charges in the relative rank OF
certain of the smaller producecs. For
instance. in 1911 Virginia RANKED sixth
and Pennsylvania seventh but tho
rank Of these two states Was reversed
in 1872. Likewise, the rank ot New
Jersey and Tennessee respectively
eighth and ninth i'm 1911. was reversed
in 1872. The increase in quantity of
ora mined in 1912 was made by the
mines in the five states of largest pro-
duction mentioned above; nearly all
the other states showed a decrease.
Minnesota Produced Five-eighths.
The Minnesota iron ranges are pro-
ducing at present considerably more
iron ore than is produced in all The
Test of the states together, having
furnished nearly 60 per cent of the
total for the United States jan 1872.
The whole Lake superior district
Comprisine all the mines In Miuucsu-
Ia and Michigan and part of those in
Wisconsin, mined 4G,&CS.H1S tons i'm
1912, or nearly Si.0N per cent of the
total.
An analysis of reported production
quantity mincd in 1872. h> ranges
in the Lake superior district. shows
that the McsAbi range mined 3260l,-
,5G tons of iron ore, compared with
23,12G,9i? tons in tsll an Increase cd
4O.9S per cent; the Menominer range
465,45G tons. compared with 4oG2
rs tons i'm 1911 an increase of 9s1
per cent; the Gogchic range 3,g2GG32
tons, compared with 3,O9gl97 tons in
1911. an increase Of 2G.1 per cent. the
Marquette rau"c 3.5f5,0l2 tons. COM
pared with 37l@145 tons i'm 1911, "a
decrease of 90 per cent, the Nermn-
ION range lf57,273 tons, compared
With l.326.93S tons in 1871, an increase
'of . per cent, ana the Guyana range.
which in 1872 entered upon its second
year As shipper of ore 3G9,1G9 tons.
compared with 1Sl224 tons in 1911
an increase of 1oi02 per cent. The
output Of the Mcsabi range was by
lar the greatest of all the ranges, ag-
grcsatng I0.32 per cent of the pro-
duction of the Lake superior district
other important districts reported
quantities mined .n 1872 ass follows:
birmingham district Alabama. 3.951-
10 tons, largely OF red hcmutitc but
including nearly half million tons
of brown ore; Chattanooga district
Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia..
1890 tons, about two-thirds oI
which was red hcmatitc and unc-third
brown ore; Adirondack district, New
York, 965,736 tons of magnetic; north
eastern New Jersey and southeastern
New York, 5O9,2S2 tons of magnetic.
The remaining mines scattered about
the United States mainly in Culifor-
MIA, Colorado, Connecticut Idaho,
Kentucky. Maryland, Massachusetts,
Missouri, Montana Nevada New
Mexico. North Carolina, Ohio Penn
syl,ania, Texas. Utah, Virginia. West
virginia. and Wyoming, produced the
remainder of the ore, 2,569,9NN tons.
consisting mainly of hcmatItc, brown
ore. and magnetic in nearly equal
proportions and a minor quantity of
iron carbonate.
Marketed Production Of Ore.
In order To- ascertain as nearly as
possible the selling value of the iron
ere at the mines. the gcoIopical sur
vcy ascertains not only the quantity
of iron ore mined, hut the quantity
aud value of the marketed production,
or what corresponds Approximately to
the shipments ot ore from the mines.
The total quantity of ore marketed M
1872. according TO reports received 10y
the survey was 5r0l1Cli tons, val
ucd at S1Ulo-oI53, compared with H.
oq2.iii tons. valued at SN6,7lG,515. m
1911. The marketed production there
fore represents an increase i'm guam
tity of 15,?2Il67 tons. or 3S55 per
cent. and i'm value of $20.S33,51N, or
2S.l5 per cent. The average price prr
ton i'm 1911. according To these iia-
urcs was S1.NN. compared with SILL
in 1911. This represents the selling
value of the ore f. q. h. at the mines,
but does not include any freight costs
The extreme range in values i'm 1872
was between $lol ton for red hom-
attic and $40 for brown ore, The
average price for red hcmattc in
1912 was SIS7; brown one averaged
Si7a. magnetic Sis, and carbonate
ore Stq6
lron-ore Stocks at Mines.
According to the reports of pro-
ducers. many of which have been
somewhat revised since the report for
1911 was published, the total quantity
of iron ore in stock AT the mines at
the close of 1912 amounted To- lo.2fL-
2S7 tons. compared with 12.eo6.39o
tons at the close of 1911. "a reduction
of Lg651o2 long tons. or lG1 per cent,
which balances CLOSELY with The excess
Of sales over quantity mined.