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Queensland gives the quantity of copper ore under the head of 

 Ore and Minerals won " as follows : — 



South Australia gives tlie output of copper (including an estimate 

 of copper contained in ore) for 1906 as 8,208 long tons, of the value 

 of £718,609. 



New South Wales gives the estimated production of copper as 

 follows : — 



1905 

 1906 



629 15 

 791 



Value. 



£ 

 5,127 



7,882 



£ 

 527,403 



789,527 



Western Australia reports the amount of copper ore produced : 

 —1906: 7,429-66 long tons; value, £50,337. 1907: 18;978'42 long 

 tons; value, £180,387. 



Tasmania gives the following information : — 



Blister copper produced: — 1906: 8,708 long tons; value, 

 X862,444. 1907 : 8,247 long tons; value, £832,691. 



Copper matte exported: — 1906-7: Nil. 



Copper ore produced: — 1906: 2,234^ long tons; value, £72,480. 

 1907: 788^ long tons; value, £36,975. 



The exports are given in the Commonwealth Statistics, without 

 'distinction of States, as follows : — 



