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Show PHILIPPINES HAVE WEALTH IN MINERAL The following: statist cs of the m nera production in the Phi ipp ne is ands for the years 1912 and 1913 are taken from figures obtained fron the division of m nes of the bureau of science of the Ph Uppine is ands the American equ va lents of the quantities used in. the table being Metric ton 2 04 6 pounds cubic meter 35 314 cubic feet liter 0 2641 gal Ions 1912 9 3 Produ t. Quid r Vaue Qutm Va ue Meta e Iron me rlc tons 141 t ii SoS 2 7 ( 32 3 5 er f ne ozs 7 131 4 332 God fueozs 2 583 5 0 -32 4 2 0 1 863 SS. Von me s c Coa me rlo ons 2 720 0 00 Clay produo s 226 600 230 000 L ne me c ons 46 0 OoO & 3 0 Sand and gra eL cub c maters 234 75 689 011 25 823 6 one cub m rs 285 525 97 039 75 020 Salt, me c tons 19 147 287 25s 9 BOO 287 500 M ne a wat e a 36 i 871 27 &2o 2 0 000 80 000 To a 756 873 $ 9 3 290 Mineral products mined or manufactured hut not so d at the end of each year are not included in tl e foregoing f gures The statist cs for 1 on represent the quan ity and value of iron castings mostly plow shares The shares wh ch the various p od cing districts had In the 1913 gold output of the is ands we e Value ot D a I ta ou put Man ayan Suyo (eat. Igorot prorhictlon 3 2o 000 Banjue 4 640 Ambos Cama nes 32 722 Maaba e (es ma ed 420 000 M ndanao est ma ed T p no prodnc on 21,000 Nue a Ec a wtlma. ed Fl p no produc on 15 000 Pangaainaa and owe Beoguet eatlma ed Fl pino production 15 000 Total $368 86 Of this total, $321 621 represents the year's production of gold by dredging At f (resent there are seven dredges operat ng n Ambos Caraarines and tw o more are being bu t One dredge is operat ng in Umaeri district, Tayabas prov nee and one dredge is to be built soon on the Mar quina river near Manila-Three Manila-Three mi Is are operating In Masbate, one in Benguet (although two other small mil s are be ng bu t in this district) and one has recently been erected in Lower Benguet Lubang district At Consuran Sur ago a hydraul o sluicing plant Is be Ing ns tailed |