BY W. F. PETTERD, C.M.Z.S. 213 



Decennial Beturn showing the Quantity of Copper Ore 

 produced. 



Year. Quantity. Value. 



Tons. £ 



1898 394 ... 8128 



f899 1695 ... 26,833 



J^ 422U ... 63 589 



\^l 11,221 ... 130,412 



1^2 5994 ... 65,270 



1903 102 ... 790 



i904 1041 ... 1640 



19Co 11501 ... 52,939 



1906 2234i ... 72,480 



1907 , 788i ... 36,975 



27,9051 £539,056 



Return showing Quantity and Value of Minerals and Metals 

 raised in Tasmania from 1880 to 1907 inclusive. 



Mineral or Metal. Quantity. Value. 



£ 



Gold 1,530,676 oz. ... 6,030,671 



Silver-lead Ore 604,266 tons ... 4,057,364 



Blister Opper 86,090 „ ... 7,168,767 



Copper and Copper Ore ... 28,011 „ ... 462,326 



Copper Matte 6227 „ ... 133,736 



Tin 89,515 „ ... 8,589,181 



Iron Ore 39,162 „ ... 24,101 



Coal 992,150 ,, ... 850,165 



Wolfram 165 ,, ... 11,551 



Bismuth 4i ,, ... 866 



Asbestos ., 374 „ ... 521 



tJnenumerated prior to 



1894 ... ... 31,988 



Total value ... £27,361,23^ 



The above returns are taken from the Report of the 

 Secretary for Mines for the year ending December 31, 1907. 



