Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-27
VIRGINIA IS FACTOR IN
MANGANESE PRODUCTION
Some Things tho European War Is
Teaching tS---Wcnlth Tint
Is Here at Home.
NoT polNG WHAT VIZ NIGHT
Valuable Orc Virginia Can Make
Much Of-Farts That Are We'll
Worth Thinking .\bOut-tthangc
Brought About by War.

The manganese orc and metal in
dusiricS continue 10 undergo read.
lnstmcnt' says the Manufacturers
Record, but III" impetus given the do
mcstic industry on account or the
shortage OF foreign ore has not brou. hi
forth the production that had b""n ca
pcctcd.
Important exploratory work and
preparations for milling HAY" been ear
ri"d out At several mines in Virginia
tennessee. Colorado and California. hut
except IN the case of ono mine this has
not Yet resulted il production. A close
estimate OF the production in The
United states for 1913 cannot be maze
but II iS very doubtful that il exceed
eel 800" tons. as compared with 2.63y
TOES produced in 1914, according TO T.
T.. lcw'tt Of the United State, Geo.
!oplcai Survey. The shortage OF ore
Is indicated by the rise in domestic
prices. During lalJ orc containing so
per cent manganese aud adapted to
making fcrro manganese has sold as
nigh rs 500 per ton. which COM
phrcs with ST. per ton. the price paid
a few months before the war began.
me shortage in high grade ores for
use in the manufacture OF flint glass
ana airy batteries has been keen,y felt
and several dry-battery plants have
been forced IA close down One pro
duccr in San Miguel County, Coloia do
reports the sale of small tonnage Of
Or containing NJ per cent manganese
d'oNide and less than per cen, iron
az 900 ton {. o. h. ut pon, OF ship-
ment
WHERE TIiE OnE USED
no COME FROM
ohc consequence OF the war has been
the great change in the SOURCES o. i'm
ports into the United States For the
'nree Years prior to 1915, India sup
piled slightly more than one third iii a
~ .i,g.,
10 TONS n year. while Russia and
'tfaEil supplied about equal parts Of
IN" remainder. During the hrst ten
months or 1915, Brazil supplied 1925
IONS out OF the total OF lac.2S6 tons
imported. The rcccipts from Indj.,
were about ouc-twclf,h no,m,, ma
from Russia negligible. In other words
receipts from Brazil were more than
twice the average for the three pr.-
ccdihE wears, and partly made IN for
inc ia'iufe OF supplies from Russia
ana India. The most recent iuforn,
tion up 10 June. 1915. shows that al.
though the Indian mines arc heinz
operated, the production IL about onc-
fourth that OF tn" preceding ,car
Things Wr: An: LEARNING
FHnM TUE WORLD WAN
r.'en under normal conditions In the
Ch'tch states, about one-half nj tbc
supply "t fcrro-inangancsc is imported
'''' o'uct NtIt - manufactures
iarSclN from imported ores The re-
stfictiohs placed by England upon tn.
exports or ZERO manganese greatly re-
h"ce" IN" imports for tho frs, six
months Of 1915. although they w,r.
normal during tho next three months
tof inc hrst nine months OF 1915 Tho
imports were 1865 tons con,parcd
with 6@.$33 tons for the same per;od
OF l"li ana :3,1o2 tons FOR tho same
period OF 1918 The shortage has fore
ed Two important steel producers
Jones G l.oUEhlin Steel Comranv, OF
ihttspureh Pa, and MARYLAND steel
company, Sparrows Point. Md-,o de-
vol" furnaces to the manufacture of
icrro- manganese. This is notcworthy
because most OF the domestic fcrro.
manganese has heretofore been made
pN two subsidiaries OF the Emitted
states steel Corporation, although Sow
"Tai more firms have occaslonallv con.
lriDutcd. During the year the price Of
terro manganese has almost steadily
risen from SO q ton in January to
$llo ton in December. small lots
ar" reported 20 have been sold at $40
a ton in December.
Nthou"h the activity OF several
mines may enable the production Of
1918 Ia he treblcd or uuadruplcd in
I 1910. there is little prospect that do