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Show I WORTH NEARLY TWO BILLIONS. I Production of Mineral In America Dur- H Ino the Year 1903. I Washington. The total value of the 1 . mlnoral production In' the United I SlutoB in 1905 nmounted to $1,623,877,- Bj 127, being an Increase over 190 1 of H ovor J2G0.O00.O00, according to a state mont ibsued by the geological survey. I Tho vnluo of iron In 1905 was $382.- I -150,000. During tho same period H '' there was a total production of over 1 1100,000,000 short tons of coal, with n vnluo of $170,756,963. Of this amount there was produced 77.659.850 tons of untlirnclto coal, valued at $141,879,000: of bituminous coal, 315.269.191 tons, valued nt $334,377,963. Tho value of fuola amounted to $602,477,217. The coko production amounted to 32,231,- 129 short tons, valued at $72,476,196. Tho total production of Iron ore In 1905 amounted to 42.626,133 long tons, vnluml at $75,165,601; pig Iron, 22.992. 380 long tons, vnlued at $382,450,000: manganese. 4,118 long toiiB, valued at $88,21 1; gold. 1,265.742 ounces, valued at $88,180,711; silver. 56.101.694 ounces, vnlued at $31,221,972: copper, 001,907.813 pounds, valued at $139.796.. 716; lend. 302.000 short tons, valued at $28,690,000: zinc. 203.819 short tons, valued nt $24,054,182, and platinum 818 ounces, valued at $5,320. |