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Show -13- Leading States in Growth of Non-Ferrous Metals Output State 19451 19552 Growth Arizona ............$95,963,006 $351,631,254 $255,668,248 Utah.................. 90,018,641 217,173,000 127,154,359 Montana .......... 35,405,505 88,061,823 52,656,318 Nevada ............ 24,186,294 62,436,160 38,249,866 New Mexico .... 26,386,781 52,883,000 24,496,219 Idaho ................ 37,799,975 48,897,254 11,097,279 Washington .... 7,140,242 16,360,324 9,220,082 Colorado .......... 16,676,521 22,304,000 5,627,479 Missouri .......... 36,456,309* 40,528,800 4,072,491 California ........ 11,152,081 13,882,100 2,730,019 *For Missouri the 1946 United States Minerals Yearbook shows lead and zinc total $35,471,150. Small amount of silver and copper was recovered (no value given). Apparently no gold was produced. The figure $36,456,309 is taken from Plaintiff's Exhibit 134. 1Source: United States Minerals Yearbook, 1946 issue. 2Source: Mineral Industry Surveys, U. S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Mines Area Reports, Preliminary Annual Figures, 1955. |