WORLD'S COPPER PRODUCTION,
Ihe following table shows the estimated production of the principal copper-producing countries in 1905 as against the productioa of .1904.- — 1905. 1904. t- -, . c. Tons. Tons. United States 421.000 362,759 2 lexio ° 65,000 60,9*5 spam and Portugal ... 19,000 47,035 J*"?" 11 37,500 34,850 V ml i ~ - •. 32,500 30,110 Australia ... 30,000 28,657 Germany 21,000 21,045 Canada ... 21,000 19,183 Russia 10,000 10,700 Peru 10,000 9,000 Cape Colony 7,500 7,775 Norway 5,750 5,415 Italy ' 3,250 3,335 Newfoundland ... ... 2,750 2,200 Bolivia 2,250 2,000 Austria-Hungary ... 1,500 1.450 Turkey 1,250 950 Cuba 900 400 Great Britain 500 . 500 Sweden 500 390 Argentina . 400 155
Total 723,550 648,924 The output in 1905 was the largest ever known, the- totals for 1905 and 1904 comparing with 585,080 tons in 1903, 542,167 tons in 1902, 511,020 tons in 1901, and 485,85+ tons in 1900. In 1896 the- output was 373, tons, so that in tea years the production lias practically doubled. In the last 20 years the output has practically trebled. In the trade the normal rate of increase is considered to bo about 8 per cent, per annum, but theincrease in 1905 over 1904 was per cent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13171, 8 May 1906, Page 6
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