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SOUTH AMERICA— THE ANDES REGIONS. 



Quicksilver, which formerly enriched the city of Huancavelica, is now obtained 

 only in small quantities. The falling off in the production of this and other 

 minerals is partly explained by the economic conditions of the market, the 



Fig. 1S4. — Mines of Peetj. 



Scale 1 : 20,000,000. 



Gold. Platinum. Silver. Copper. 



Tin. 



Lead- 



Iron. Salt. Cinnabar. 



Coal. Nitrate. Guano. Asphalt. Petroleum. 



—^^^.^^.^—^^^^^^^^^^^ 500 Miles. 



difficulties of transport and the competition of the United States, Australia and 

 Transvaal. Nevertheless, the mining industry has received a fresh stimulus 

 since the state mines have been ceded to the Eno-lish creditors of the Government. 



