Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-07
TWENTY PROFITABLE
MINERALS IN STATE
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OF the twelve principal rninera'
products of Kentucky during the
lyear 1920 was S199, 227.11z.T2. ac-
icording to figures which will be
included in his annual report to
the state legislature. made pub
lie here toray by DIR. Willard
Rouse Jillson, State Geologist
For the three years ending Dec
l3l. 1920, the value of these nm
erals was S4l4,674.025.l4 OF which
$4Ol Isl ,7Ol was for oil, tluors-
par and coal.
There are twenty minerals be-
ing produced in Kentucky now in
commercial quantities, DR.. 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
yey Of the state.
The value OF the twelve lead
ing minerals has increased almost
ninety millions OF dollars since
1917, according to DIR. Jillson. In
1919 the valne was SlC9, $50. $50 !;
in 1919. S1O5, 5S5, 919 and in 1920
$199. 227.11 y
The twei commercial miner
ais in the STE lie said, are arti-
fetal gas, asphalt rock. barvtes.
carbon black (nnadc 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 plete show that
in 1918 3,l94 tons OF asphalt rock
worth S50.S4S, were produced; i'll
1910 32,050 tons worth SS04.H5.
were produced and in 1920 56,5O7
tons worth $555,Sl6.50.
Carbon black produced in 1918
was 100000 pounds worth S2-i4-
736 and in 1919 l.40o,1 pounds
worth S50S,51S.22.
Coal produced during 1913 to-
tailed 81 $50. 442 tons worth S94.-
sol $50: in 1910 30O56 COL worth
SIS sol .O49, and in 1920 5000 ,044
tons worth $109.457 $50.
Iluorspar produced during 1918
totalled S7.OO4 tons worth 5000
1876: in 1919 $3.50 tons worth
$S8S.l71, and in 1920 4o.C9l tons
worth Sl,246,942.
Lead produced i'll 1918 totallcd
lS5 tons worth 5000; in 1919
SO tons WORT, $9.97S and in 1920
l22 tons worth $20.0OS.
Lime produo ed in 1913 totallcd
1904 tons worth S1O.25S.92: III
1919 oSS tons worth 1925 and
in 1920 lZ5T tons worth SlS.C03
Mineral waters produced il
1918 totalled 255.S52 gallons
worth Sal ,9oz: III 1919 215.45C
gallons worth So $40. and in 1926
256,959 gallons worth $4,000.
Production OF natural gas ir
1913 was Loss, 100000 cubic feet
worth $50, 529.50 i'll 1919 1865
CC0.OO0 cubic feet worth Sl94,555
end i'll 1920 2.700OCO.0O0 cubic
feet worth $279.864.
Natural gas gasoline in 1919 to-
tailed 3.330GS6 gallons worth
$500. los and in 1910 5,l3O.520 gal
Ions worth S; .l44.T45. Figures OF
1920 are not yet available.
Petroleum produced in 1913 to-
tailed 4 800. 993 barrels worth Sill
1881: in 1919 9,22o.H3 barrels
worth S24.45o,0l7 and in 1920 o.
| 546.027 barrels worth $50 ,210
Z Phosphate rock produced in
1918 totalled 10000 tons, worth
S297 GOO; in 1919 10000 tons,
worth S6oS.OOO and i'll 1920 no.
600 tons worth 81 ,5S5, 400.
Sand and gravel produced in
! 1913 totalied S1S,47l tons worth
S557. 54S; in 1919, 1,l51 ,297 tons,
worth S744,075. and in 1920 L.