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Show I S. MINERAL OUTPUT ' IS 8JUD S DAY Value of Country's Mineral Product for 1912 Was Two and a Quarter Billion. The valuo of all minerals produced in tho United States in 1P12, according to figures Just compiled by Exlward W. Farkor. statistician of tho United States geological survey, reached tho record-breaking record-breaking total of $2,243,630,326. Thin is more than six times tho value of the production pro-duction In 1SS2, thirty years ago. Dur-( Dur-( Ing that period 'the population has not quite doubled, but tho per capita, output of tho mines has increased from $7.27 to 523.17. During theso thrco decades tho value of tho output of some minerals has mado a striking Increase. Tho valuo of the plg-Irori plg-Irori product, for Instance, has Increased from 106 to 20 million dollaro; copper from lfi to 205 million dollars; gold from 32 to 33 million dollars: lea1 from 13 to 37 million dollars; zinc from HG to 6K3 million dollars; potroleum from 24 to 163 million dollars: natural gas from 215 thousand to S-l million dollars; cement from $3,600,000 to 5GD.000.000. Still moro striking illustrations of tho growth of tho mineral industry In the United States aro tho " figures showing that, whllo In 18S0 tho total mineral production pro-duction in tho United States was valued at 5361.000,000, In 1912 tho valuo of tho pig Iron nlono was 5420,000,000, whilo tho value of tho coar production for 1012 was nearly doublo tho total mineral output of thirty years ago. Jn 1SS0 tho valuo of tho mlniial products was approximate 51.000.000 a day. In 1012 it was ovci 56,000.000 a day. |