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COAL. 



The Egypt Coal Conipaiiy, operating- the Egypt mine in 

 Chatham county, shipped during 1892 6,500 tons of bitu- 

 minous coal, valued at $7,475. ]\Iisfortunes by fire and 

 water cut down the output to nearly one-half of what it 

 was the year preceding. The company has been engaged 

 in improving and increasing its plant during the past year 

 by the addition of three pumps underground and further 

 hoisting capacity. A second shaft, 8 b\- 12 feet, is being; 

 put down, to be used exclusively for ventilating purposes. 



The following anah'sis by the North Carolina Geological 

 Survey represents the quality of this coal: 



Moisture -- - --. 1.25 



Volatile matter 33-35 



Fixed carbon 4918 



Ash -- 16.22 



Sulphur -- - .- 1.72 



Specific gravity - -- - — - ^-294 



CORUNDUM. 



The total corundum product for 1892 is estimated at 560 

 net tons. No estimate of the value can be made. 



The chief producers were the Corundum Hill and 

 Ellijay mines in Macon, and the Hogback mines in Jack- 

 son county. In Iredell county some private prospecting 

 was carried on during the latter part of the year, two 

 miles west of Statesville, and several veins were located, 

 from which about 9,000 pounds of corundum were taken, 

 but no regular operations have as yet been instituted. 



MICA. 



During 1892 there were in operation some ten or twelve 

 mica mines, situated principalh- in IVIitchell and Yancey 

 counties. The total production of these mines is estimated 



