. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . CO CD a, to oO 14. Coal in transit MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL.—The Natal output of minerals other thancoal is small, but is growing. The figures for the year 1909 were :— Gold ( Picked ore ICopper - Cement [ Concentrates J Phosphate rock Limestone Fireclay ... Silica Pigments Kaolin Asbestos ... 1,595 ozs. (fine) 37^ tons. 343 1,357 493 235 80 5 6 cwt. The average number of persons employed in prospecting and mining away fromcollieries was 577. That the values of produce and numbers of men employed have grown recently isshown by the f
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . CO CD a, to oO 14. Coal in transit MINERALS OTHER THAN COAL.—The Natal output of minerals other thancoal is small, but is growing. The figures for the year 1909 were :— Gold ( Picked ore ICopper - Cement [ Concentrates J Phosphate rock Limestone Fireclay ... Silica Pigments Kaolin Asbestos ... 1,595 ozs. (fine) 37^ tons. 343 1,357 493 235 80 5 6 cwt. The average number of persons employed in prospecting and mining away fromcollieries was 577. That the values of produce and numbers of men employed have grown recently isshown by the following table : — 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 Approximate value at the minesof minerals other than £290 £180 £760 £320 £ £ £ Number of men employed in prospecting and mining, notat collieries 167 164 372 324 466 493 577 In January and February, 1910, the output of gold alone was worth £3,790. equivalentto £ for the year. Since then other mines have started crushing. 442 GOLD.—Though until recently gold mining in Natal has
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