ME MO I R S 03 m G EOLOG I CAL SURVEY O F G REAT B RITAIN AND THE MUSEUM OF PRACTIGAL G EMG Y. MI NERAL S TATI STI CS UNITED KING DOMOF G REAT BRITAIN AND I RELAND, B TM Y AR 1 F O E 872 . H P P E WIT AN A NDIX . E R T H N T R B I R O B U , E S m uz or Mum“ ; R amos . mm 3: 01mm; or mmL o ans commamms or n ’ m m m a s m . L O N D O N ‘ m s S TA I O NER Y O FFI C E: PR INTED FO R HER. an T M N ‘ G R EE 00 L O NG A S , N, ; AND ” R D 6 AR ING RO SS S W. EDWAR D STANFO , , CH C , [ P rice T /V MEMO I R S O F THE G EOL OG ICAL SURVEY OF G REAT BRITAIN AND O F THE M M OF PRACTICAL E Y USEU G OLOG . MI NERAL STATI STI CS O P THE UNI TED KING DOMOF G REAT BRI TAI N AND IRELAND, ‘ R THE Y EAR 18 FO 72 . W H AN AP E D IT P N IX . B Y R E R T H U N T O B , Knnrnn or a mc onns. P UB L I SHED B Y 01mmor m L O R DB C O MMI SSI O NER S on ’ A TY ru r ma M JES S um . L O N D O N ’ P R I NTED FO R HER . MAJES TY S S TATI O NERY O FFI C E PUBL I S HED B Y L N MA N S G R EE 85 co. O G N , ; ED AR D A F R D 6 AR I NG R O SS S . W. W S T N O , , CH C , P rice 2s. 32432. [ ] THE M G R E R D FF E ININ CO O IC . Considerable loss of capital has frequently resulted from attemts to mine in localities w ere a little knowled e o w at p , h g f h had been previously done would have shown there was small s ct of succes r i pro pe s. Th ough gnorance of the existence or exact extent O f old and deserted mine - workin s reat dan er g , g g to the miner is not uncommonl incurred and uman life has y , h n fr untl Th res r n f inin R e cords bee eq e y sacrificed . e p e vatio O M g has for one of its obj ects the prevention of such loss of life and of A lar e collection of lans and sections of mines and imortant g p , p e ail r i d in t is me under th su r statistical d t s a e de os te O c e e , p h , p f Min n r The are ma e intendence of the Keeper o the i g R eco ds. y d l f r the in truti n f s ud n and ma be consulted avai able o s c o o t e ts, y by those who are interested in the mineral productions of the i d Kin d m Un te g o . An other and perhaps the most important obj ect of this O ffice is the collection and annual publication of the Mineral S tatistics K m of the United ingdo . - F R R ord8 R O B ER T HUNT . S . K r o MMin ec . eep e f g , R I C AR D MEADE H . Ascwtants B JO R DAN. J. C O N T E N T S . I NTR O DUCTI O N STANNAR Y R ET — UR NS . Summary for 1872 Tin urn O re R et s, C ornwall R eturns, Devonshire C o er O re R eturns rn l pp , C o wal R eturns and Devonshire L ead O re turn w l v n Re s, C orn al and De o shire n Zi c O re R eturns, C ornwall and Devonshire I ron P rites or Mundic C ornwall and D h y , evons ire ese R eturns for Devonshire r c rn A seni R etu s, C ornwall and Devonshire I r n n o O re R etur s, C ornwall and Devonshire W olframand Tungstate O f S oda R eturns O chre R eturns Fluor Spar R e turn — ’ Tun S ummary O f S melters R eturns S ummary of S tannary R eturns ’ S ummary O f I nspectors R eturns S ummary of P roduce for 10 years Aver e P rices Tin O r B l ck Tin ag , e ( a ) Average P rices O f B lack Ti n since 1863 P rices of common B lock Tin since 1 800 Market P rices of Metallic (White Tin — ’ in H M. I ns ector s rn r O ll i T . p R etu s o C wa and Devonsh re Mines paying Dues to Duchy of C ornwal Dutch Tin Trade since 1857 P roduction O f Dutch Tin Mines since 1 855 2 1 Deliveries O f B anca Tin 1n Holland since 1869 22 ' P rices o Tin l n nd and t k O f i Tin 18 2 28 f L o on, S oc Fore gn , 7 Avera e P rices O f Tin 1n L ondon Since 1857 and Stocks of Forei n Tin 23 g , g S tatisucs O f Foreign Ti n from1866 to th e presen 24 I m rts and C ountries fromwhich imorted 25 po , p B ritish and F oreign Tin exported m1872 25 Exports O f B ritish Tin for the three years ending 1872 26 C P P ER - S ummar O f S tannar R eturns 27 O . y y S ummary O f Ticketing Re turns 27 ’ f MI ns e r urns 2 Summary o H . p cto s R et 7 Summary of S wansea S al es 28 Summary of P roduction O f the United Kingdom 28 Market P rices O f Metallic C opper 29 Avera P rice P rod ce and tandard since 1863 80 ge , u , S Production O f C ornwall and Devon since 1863 80 P roduction O f the United Kingdomsince 1863 81 B ritish and F oreign O res smelte d mthe United Kingdomm1872 81 C O pper O res Ticketing R eturns 82 — 8 C o r r R eturns of . M. I ns ectors 4 ppe O es. H p ld — R eturns from ines 86 C opper O res so by P rivate C ontract. M P urchases of the several C opper C ompanies 1n C ornwall and Swansea m1872 87 Co er O res sold at Swansea 88 pp u P urchases of the several C opper C ompanies for the Half Y ear ending J ne 1 873 I mports O f C opper into the United Exports of B ritish C opper Exports of F oreign C opper Imports of C opper since 1870 Exports O f B ritish C opper since 1870 Exports O f Foreign C opper since 1870 iv C O NTENTS . — L EAD AND S ufi s m S ummary O f P roduction P rices of L ead O re at the Holywell and Aberystwith S ales S ummar of L ead O re L ead and S ilver P roduce in 1872 y , , Market P rices O f English P ig and S heet L ead Mines sellin ad re and P roduce g L e O , ad r L ad n ilv r P roduce since 1 48 L e O e, e , a d S e 8 I mports of L ead Exports O f B ritish L ead Exports of Foreign L ead I mports and Exports O f L ead since 1870 — P i i 1 2 e c. roduct on of, n 87 Average P rices O f Zinc O res in 1872 S ummary O f P roduction O f the Unite d Kingdom Market P rices of Metallic Zinc Mines producing Zinc O res m1872 I mports and Exports of Zinc Exports of B ritish and F oreign Zinc I mports and Exports of Zinc since 1870 - u Mundic or l hur res. I R O N P r R 1TES . S p O S ummary O f Production of the United Kingdomm1872 Mines producing I ron P yrites Spanish and other C oppery P yrites I mports O f P yrites into the United Kingdom I mports O f Pyrites into L iverpool EL L ANE E L — L F R AM MI SC O US MI N R A S . W O C O BAL T MANGANES E FL UO R S PAR O C HR EB and UMBER S BI S MUTH O R E C HL O R I DE O E BAR I UM Quantities and Values O f O res I mported into the United Kingdomin 1872 — ' I R O N O R E S ummary O f Production Mines sellin I ron O re and P roduce g , 1 I R N MANUF AC TUR E — Summar of P roduction and C oal used in its P 0 O y , Details of P rod uction and P ig I ron produced Market P rices of P ig I ron Mills and Forges O f G reat B ritain S ummary of Mills and Forges at work in 1872 B essemer onverters — W orks mG reat B ritain C .