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Show Nearly a llllllon Ton- of Coal Mined Kuch Veur. The United States geological survey estimates the world's production of coal In 1001 at 800,103,140 short tons. The three groat coal-producing countries coun-tries of the world are the United States, Great lirltuin and Germany. Austro-Hungary Austro-Hungary comes fourth, France fifth, Uelglum sixth and Russia seventh. The lust country, notwithstanding its yast area, produces only about 0 per cent as much coal as the United States, l'rlor to 1800, Great Urltaln led among the coal producers, but during dur-ing 1800, 1000 and 1001 the United States bus made such remarkable Increase In-crease lu coal production, due principally prin-cipally to the unprecedented activity in the Iron and steel and In other metal trades, thut it now stands far in the lead of- all competitors, with a production in 1001 exeeedlng that of Great Urltaln by 47,00.1,038 short tons, or 10 per cent. |
