MINERALS FOR THE PARIS EXHIBITION. GILPIN. 263 



The transactions of the Nova Scotia Mining Institute 

 contain a full description of the plant of this company. The 

 following analyses are self-explanatory : 



Nova Scotia Steel Company, Trenton and Ferrona. 



Iron Ores. 



Red Hematite from Wakana Mine, Newfoundland, owned 

 by N. S. Steel Co. Average analysis for year 1898 at 150,000 

 tons. Dried at 212 F. Moisture, 0.66. 



Loss on ignition .... 2.08 p. c. 



Silica 11.57 " 



Iron Oxide 77.67 " 



Manganese Oxide.. .. 0.08 " 



Alumina 4.55 " 



Lime(CaO.) 1.81 " 



Magnesia 0.44 " 



Phos-Acid 1.62 p. c 



Sulphuric Acid 0.07 



Titanic Acid 0.25 



Metallic Iron 54.37 



Phosphorus 071 



Sulphur 0.03 



Magnetic Iron ore from Cuba, dried at 212 F. Average 

 analysis : 



Silica 991 p. c. 



Alumina 0.85 " 



Lime 0.50 " 



Magnesia 0.32 " 



Manganese 0.41 p. c. 



Metallic Iron 61.02 " 



Phosphorus 0.04 " 



Sulphur 0.087 " 



Red Hematite. (High phosphorus.) Torbrook, N. S. : 



Silica 13.00 



Ferric Oxide 77.60 



Alumina 4.28 



Manganese Dioxide . . 0.38 



Calcium Oxide 1.90 



Maonesium Oxide . . 0.35 



p. c. 



Titanium Trace. 



Barium Oxide " 



Volatile matter Nil. 



Carbonic Oxide " 



Phosphorus 1.21 p. c. 



Lirnonite Iron ore, washed sample, from East River, Pictou. 



Average analysis : 



Comb, water 12.40 p. c. 



Silica 11.25 " 



Ferric Oxides 73.23 " 



Alumina 1.49 " 



Lime.. . 0.39 " 



Magnesia 0.16 p. c- 



Manganese 0.33 " 



Phosphorus 0.032 " 



Sulphur 0.084 " 



Metallic Iron.. ..51.26 " 



