Publication Information: Washington, Government Printing Office, 1895.

Additional Information: 646 pages. Illustrated with 23 Plates and 9 figures which consist of maps, drawings and charts.

Summary: Contents include:

• Letter of Transmittal
• Introduction
• Summary
• The Production Of Iron Ores in Various Parts of the World by John Birkinbine: Introduction, Summary of the world’s production, The industry in various countries, The Production of Iron Ores in the UD in 1894, Bibliography.
• Iron and Steel and Allied Industries in all Countries by James M. Swank: Introduction, United States, Great Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, Sweden, Russia, Austria & Hungary, Spain, Italy, Greece, Dominion of Canada, Other Countries, Summary, The Production in the US during the first half of 1895.
• Reconnaissance of the Gold Fields of the Southern Appalachians by George F. Becker: Prefatory, Geography of the gold deposits, History & Statistics, The rocks, Structure, The gangue minerals, The veins and impregnations, Placers, Descriptive notes on the Georgian belt, South Mountain mining district, North Carolina & the Carolina belt, Bibliography, Review of the gold fields of the British Maritime Provinces and the Green Mountains.
• Copper by Charles Kirchhoff: Genral trade conditions, Production, Imports, Exports, Markets, World’s production, English copper trade, France, Leading foreign producers.
• Lead by Charles Kirchhoff: Introduction, Production, Consumption, The lead market, Prices, Imports & Exports, The foreign producers.
• Zinc by Charles Kirchhoff: Production, Stocks, Imports & Exports, Spelter market, Prices, Foreign spelter production.
• Manganese by Joseph D. Weeks: The ores of manganese, Origin & occurrence of Manganese, Mining localities in the US, The use of manganese, Production of manganese in 1894, Production of manganiferous iron ores,, Production of manganiferous silver ores, Production of manganiferous zinc ores, Production of all classes of manganese ores, Imports, Prices of ; The industry in the US, Foreign countries, World’s production.
• The Production of Tin by Charles M. Rolker: Production and prices, Occurrence, Geographic review.
• Aluminum by R.L. Packard: Alloys, Metallic aluminum, Ore of aluminum, Uses of, Production and imports.
• Bauxite by Charles Willard Hayes: Occurrences, Geology of the bauxite region of Georgia and Alabama.
• Quicksilver: Production, Prices, Shipments, Imports, Quicksilver in Texas
• Nickel: Production, Imports, Canada
• Chromium: Production, Imports, Alloys of iron & Chromium by F. Lynwood Garrison.
• Tungsten: Alloys of iron and tungsten by F. Lynwood Garrison.
• Antimony by Edward W. Parker: Occurrence, Production, Preparation of metallic antimony, Uses, Imports.
• Platinum: Production, Results of mineralogical examinations, Results of chemical analysis.

Condition: Hardcover, Ex-Lib-usual stamps/Marks;  covers show some wear and soiling with some bumped spots; lining paper inside back cover is tore  so cover little loose; text is pulling some but intact; text has some light age discoloring, small tears, small soiled specks and smudges; overall good copy.

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