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other minerals and metals.
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Table 109. Imports and exports of minerals and metals, except iron*
Average for the years
Fossil coal Other
and coke, minerals.! Metals.s
Imports. Value in thousands
of kronor.
Total.
Exports. Yalne in thousands
of kronor.
Minerals.1 Metals.> Total.
1871/75......................................13,452 5,303 6,391 25,14* 826 3,214 4,040
1876 80............................................12,719 5,634 5,833 24,186 1,217 2,164 3,381
1881/85............................................15,847 8,047 4,826 28,220 1,463 1,751 3,214
1886/90 ............................................22,560 9.036 5,257 30,h53 3,226 639 3,805
1891/95 ............................................29,770 10,854 5,498 40,122 4,890 1,023 5,013
1896/00 ............................................53,494 15,701 12,883 82,078 7,582 1,375 8,057
I In 1900 ............................................85,026 19,026 18,496 122,548 9,462 2,492 11,054
and sulphur together with flowers of sulphur (2 o7 million kronor), are
the most important. The export within this same group also embraces
a number of smaller articles, the most important being zinc ore (1*9s
million kronor, in 1902), rough stone (2 a i million), and cement (0-5i
million). As it appears, here as well as in the classification of
commercial statistics, the term Mineral is used in a somewhat more extensive
sense than is commonly the case in the Swedish language.
Of other metals than iron, we imported, in 1902, copper and copper
alloy together with metals not specified, for a total of 8-62 million
kronor, zinc for 1-26 million, tin for l*s8 million, lead for 0-8 7 million, silver
for 0"3i million, gold (uncoined) for 2-34 million, etc. The exports
embrace about the same articles, but always in smaller quantities than
the imports.
Table 110 gives a statement of the production in Sweden since 1861
of gold, silver, lead, copper, and some other more important mining
products.
During the whole of the 19th century the production of gold
amounted to 1,716 kilograms.6 With respect to silver Sweden possesses
statistics concerning the production for a greater succession of years
than most other countries, namely right from the year 1400.1 The
production during the several periods has amounted to 6:
In Kilogr.
1400/93 ....................61,591
1506, 43 ....................52,881
1544/51....................22,718
1560,00....................19,432
In Kilogr.
1601/(10.......... 60,728
1701/00.......... 36,508
1801/20.......... 7,894
1821/30.......... 5,621
In Kilogr.
1831/40....................8,095
1841/45.............4,794
1846/50....................6,271
1851/55....................6,329
In Kilogr.
1856/60 ..............5,548
1861/00..............78,833
Total1 377,243
Making allowances for the years missing, the whole production
during the last five centuries may be estimated in round figures at
400,000 kilograms.
A number of the minerals included in Table 109 above (compare
the text following the Table) are dealt with in different parts of the
1 Figures are, however, not to be had for the years 1494/1505 and 1552/59. — * Ex-
cept iron ore. — * Except iron and steel. — 4 A kronn = 110 shilling or 0268 dollar. —
5 A kilogram = 2 204 lbs.
Sweden. 48
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