Mineral statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, and of the Museum of Practical Geology in London
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Mineral statistics of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
GENERAL STATEMENT OE THE PROGRESS OE TUE MINERAL INDUSTRIES OE THE UNITED KINGDOM, FROM 1854 TO 1859, eoth inclusive. It has been thought desirable, now that the “ Mineral Statistics” have been continued for several years, to exhibit the results of the inquiries in a Condensed form, and by this means show the progress of our mineral industries. As the all important, agent for the conversion of other minerals into the commercial metal, and its subsequent manufacture, our Coals claim the first attention. Number of Colliekies in the United Kingdom. ENGLAND. 1854. 1855. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. Northumberland and Durhain 225 273 270 268 275 283 Cumberland - 23 23 28 28 28 28 Yorkshire - 27 6 333 399 374 383 383 Derbyshirc - 123 171 176 175 161 151 Nottinghamshire - 17 20 24 19 23 23 Warwickshire - 13 17 16 16 17 17 Leicestershire - 11 11 14 14 14 14 StafFord and Worcester - 516 500 548 563 518 549 Lancashire - 333 357 359 359 380 381 Cheshire - 30 32 31 31 35 35 Shropshire - 48 56 55 55 57 59 Gloucestershire - 54 55 56 62 59 60 Somersetshire - 31 31 29 35 35 35 Devonshirc - 2 2 o 2 2 2 Total for Emoland - 1,704 1,881 2,007 2,001 2,017 2,020 WALES. North - - South - Total for Wales 60 246 65 245 91 304 84 325 91 352 C5 00 IC •— 306 310 395 409 493 443 SCOTLAND. Total for Scotland - 368 ,03 405 425 417 413 IRELAND. Total for Ireland 19 19 22 32 3, 73 Total Number of Collieries 1 in the United Kingdom J 2,397 2,613 2,829 2,867 2,958 2,949