| Show PRODUCTION OF ANTIMONY Government Statistics Give United States Stated Only 1021 Tons for 1906 By far the greatest amount of anti antimony antimony antimony mony produced in the United States from domestic ores is that contained in anti lead During 1906 a production of tons of lead containing 1362 1162 tons of antimony was reported by bythe bythe bythe the refineries of ot the country It is esti estimated estimated estimated mated that about one fourth of this was produced from foreign ores so that the production from domestic ores was about 1021 tons This quantity was about half that produced during any an year ear for the preceding five years and was less than the trade requirements so that metal antimony was melted with lead to supply the demand Most of this lead was us u used ed edin edIn in making antifriction metals but it also finds use in storage batteries for lining lead chambers in making sulphuric acid and in making toys and coffin trimmings Antimony combines readily with man many metals from some of which It may be easily volatilized under the heat of ot the blow pipe Antimony has hao the property of If hardening lead when melted with it and andIn andIn andin In the smelting of ores much hard lead is produced Alloys of anti antl antimony antimony mony mon and lead expand on solidifying and make excellent metal from which to cast type since it will fill the corners of the mold Type metal contains varying quantities quan quantities quantities of antimony anti man generally less than then 40 fJ per cent alloyed with tin lead and some sometimes sometimes sometimes times copper zinc bismuth and nickel Britannia metal and pewter formerly much used for tableware are also alloys containing antimony Up to the present time the United States has been but a II small producer of antimony owing to the low Jow price of the metal to the distance of the known do domestic domestic domestic deposits from market and to the thelow thelow thelow low cost of or production from extensive deposits in other countries Hence it has been only In times of high prices that the deposits in the United States could be worked at a profit and although there Is Isa isa isa a constant Increase in transportation fa facilities facilities duties and the metallurgy of antimony is becoming better known It does docs not seem likely that there will be much In Increase Increase increase crease In domestic production in the near future The remarkable rise in the price of antimony which began In 1903 1945 continued in 1906 1006 and stimulated production greatly but toward the Uie end of the year ear the price fell Sudden changes In price however have been common In the history of the antimony market The production of ot antimony In is reported by Frank L Hess geologist of the United States geological survey In Inan inan Inan an advance chapter from u Mineral Re Resources Resources i sources of the flie United States Calendar I Year 1906 1006 now ready read for distribution by bythe h bythe the survey Mr Ir Hess describes the anti antimony antimony antimony mony ores occurring In various parts of the United States and gives import sta statistics statistics statistics as well as figures showing the domestic output |
