THE MINING AND QUARRY INDUSTRY I9O9 



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Classified as to variety the production consisted of 934,274 

 long tons of magnetite valued at $3,043,084 and 56,734 tons of 

 hematite valued at $66,790. A large part of the magnetite 

 (535,812 long tons) was marketed in the form of concentrates 

 with an approximate average content of 65 per cent iron ; the 

 remainder (398,462 long tons) was shipped in lump form with 

 a tenor ranging from about 52 to 60 per cent iron. The hema- 

 tite ore, mainly from the Clinton belt in central and western 

 New York, averaged about 40 per cent in. metallic iron. 



Altogether there were 12 companies which reported an 

 output last year, against 10 companies in 1908 and 13 in 1907. 

 The new producers were the Salisbury Steel & Iron Co., at 

 Salisbury Center, Herkimer co., and the Ontario Iron Ore Co., 

 at Ontario Center, Wayne co. 



The accompanying table gives the production of iron ore 

 distributed according to kinds for the period 1890-1909 in- 

 clusive. The statistics covering the years previous to 1904 are 

 taken from the annual volumes of the Mineral Resources published 

 by the United States Geological Survey. The production of 

 magnetite as given in the table represents high grade ore and 

 concentrates ready for the furnace and not the mine output 

 which is considerably larger. 



Production of iron ore in New York State 





MAGNETITE 



HEMATITE 



LIMONITE 



CARBONATE 



TOTAL 







Value 



YEAR 













Total value 



per 





























ton 





Long tons 



Long tons 



Long tons 



Long tons 



Long tons 









1890 

 1891 

 1892 



945 071 



782 729 

 648 564 



196 035 

 153 723 

 124 800 



30 968 

 53 152 

 53 694 



81 319 

 27 612 

 64 041 



I 253 393 



I 017 216 



891 099 











$2 379 



267 



$2 67 



1893 



440 693 



15 890 



35 592 



41 947 



534 122 



I 222 



93 4 



2 29 



1894 

 189s 











242 759 

 307 256 









260 139 



6 769 



26 462 



13 886 



598 



313 



I 95 



1896 



346 ois 



10 789 



12 288 



16 385 



385 477 



780 



932 



2 03 



'!97 



296 722 



7 664 



20 059 



II 280 



335 725 



642 



838 



I 91 



1898 



iSS 551 



6 400 



14 000 



4 000 



179 951 



350 



999 



I 95 



1899 



344 159 



45 503 



31 975 



22 153 



443 790 



I 241 



985 



2 80 



1900 



345 714 



44 467 



44 891 



6 413 



441 485 



I 103 



817 



2 50 



I90I 



329 467 



66 389 



23 362 



I 000 



420 218 



I 006 



231 



2 39 



1902 



451 S70 



91 075 



12 676 



Nil 



555 321 



I 362 



987 



2 45 



1903 



451 481 



83 820 



5 159 



Nil 



540 460 



I 209 



899 



2 24 



1904 



559 575 



54 128 



5 000 



Nil 



619 103 



I 328 



894 



2 15 



I90S 



739 736 



79 313 



8 000 



Nil 



827 049 



2 576 



123 



3 II 



1906 



717 365 



187 002 



I 000 



Nil 



905 367 



3 393 



609 



3 75 



1907 



8S3 579 



164 434 



Nil 



Nil 



I 018 013 



3 750 



493 



3 68 



1908 



663 648 



33 825 



l^!| 



Nil 



697 473 



2 098 



247 



3 01 



1909 



934 274 



56 734 



Nil 



Nil 



991 008 



3 179 



358 



3 21 



