39 Industrial Cuba 



Twenty-five per cent of the area of Oriente 

 still contains vast deposits of high grade iron and 

 manganese and capital will be quick to see this 

 advantage. 



PRESENT IRON MINING STATUS 



Number of active mines 5 



Gross output of ore 969,612 tons 



Average per cent fineness 35% 



Operatives employed 17,018 



Exports during 191 5 762,844 tons 



