Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-07
TWENTY PROFITABLE
MINERALS IN STATE
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Frankfort, Dec. 1.-The valu,
| of the twelve principal minera
lproducts of Kentucky during Tho
lyear 1920 was $199, 227.11z.T2. &c.
icording to figures which will b,
included in his annual report to
the state legislature. made pub.
lie here toray by DIR. Willard
Rouse JiIlson, State Geologist
For the three years ending Dec
l3l. 1920, the value of these nm
erals was S4l4,674.025.l4 OF which
S40l Isl .70l was for oil, iluors-
par and coal.
| There are twenty minerals be-
ing produced in Kentucky now in
commercial quantities, DIR. Jill
son said, but the figures for 1920
ON eight are still incomplete and
probably will not be available
until shortly before the report is
sent to the printer. This is the
first time, according to DIR. jill
son. that figures on the value OF
minerals in the state have been
, compiled by tile Geological Sur
vey Of the state.
The value OF the twelve lead
ing minerals has increased almost
ninety millions OF dollars since
l9l7, according to DIR. Jillson. In
1919 the value was SlO9,S60, $50 :;
in 1919. Sl05 ,5S5 ,9l9 and in 1920
Sl99. 227,1l7 y
The tweI commercial MINER
ais in the s,--e ,I.e said. are arti
fetal gas, asphalt rock. barytes.
carbon black (nade from natur-
al gas,) cement. clay products.
coal, coke, (bee-hive and by-pro-
ducts) fluorspar. lead. lime. min
eral waters, natural gas, gasoline.
petrol. phosphate rock. sand and
gravel, stone. tar and zinc.
The figures on the twelve min
erals already com pletc show that
in 1913 3,lo4 tons OF asphalt rock
worth S50.S4S, were produced; in
1919 32,050 tons worth SS0tH5.
were produced and in 1920 50,50Z
tons worth Sj55,Sl6.50.
Carbon black produced in 1918
was 100000 pounds worth S2-i4-
736 and in 1919 l.460,lS pounds
worth $5OS.31S.22.
Coal produced during 1913 to-
tailed 81 $50. 442 tons worth S94.-
sol $40: in 1910 3OO50 Col worth
s. ). sol .04q, and in 1920 5000, O44
tons worth $1O9.457 $50.
Fluorspar produced during 1918
totalled 1904 tons worth 5000
iS6: in 1919 $3.50 tons worth
$S2S.l71,, and i'll 1920 40.C9l tons
worth Sl,246,942.
Lead produced i'll 1918 totalled
1S5 ions worth S26.2I0; in 1910
SO tons worth S9.97S and in 1920
l22 tons worth S200OS.
Lime produo ed in 1918 totallcd
1904 tons worth Sl0.25S.92: i'll
1919 oSS tons worth S9.2I5 and
in 1920 1857 tons worth SlS.C65
Mineral waters produced in
1918 totalled 255.S52 gallons,
worth Sal ,9o7: i'll 1910 2l5.456
gallons worth So $40. and i'll 1920
256,959 gallons worth $4,000.
Production OF natural gas in
1913 was Loss. OO0.OO0 cubic feet
worth $50. $3.50: in 1919 1865
CC0.OOO cubic feet worth Sl94,555
and in 1920 ZOO 100000 cubic
feet worth S279.S64.
Natural gas gasoline in 1919 to-
tailed 3.330GS6 gallons worth
SEQ, los and in 1919 5,15O.520 gal
Ions worth S;,l44T45. Figures of
| 1920 are not yet available.
Petroleum produced in 1913 to-
tailed 4.30o.99 barrels worth Sill
12S,42l: in 1919 o.226. AS barrels
worth $24.45o.0l7 and i'll 1920 o.
546,O27 barrels worth SS3,525, 2l0
Phosphate rock produced in
1918 totalled 10000 tons, worth
S297 600; in 1919 10000 tons,
. worth S6oS,OOO and i'll 1920 49,
GO tons worth 81 ,5S5, 400.
Sand and gravel produced in
1918 totalied SSH tons worth
S557 .54S: in 1919, Isl, 297 tons.
worth S744,075. and in 1920 l.
| OST OILS tons worth 81 O17 40