PRODUCTION BY COUNTRIES

The world’s production of tungsten ores by metallogenic provinces and political areas is shown in the following table:

Table 28.—The World’s Production of Tungsten Ore, 1913 to 1918, by Metallogenic Provinces and Political Areas[78]
In short tons (2,000 pounds) of concentrates containing 60 per cent. WO3.

Province and area191319141915191619171918
Africa
South African province:
Rhodesia4......21237
Union of South Africa.........1919
4......32156
Asia
Chino-Malayan province:
Burma1,8912,6052,9634,1665,0184,919
China.........[79]120[79][80]1,500[80]11,662
Dutch East Indies (Billiton and Singkep)71752[81]61[81]61
Federated Malay States[80]252[80]292[80]326578794398
French Indo-China (Tonkin)[80]101119220183422[82]450
Siam...301475584800[82]800
Unfederated Malay States:
Johore[80]......22521
Kedah32271419139582
Trengganu[80]94160161303225691
Indian province:
India (excluding Burma).........476945
Japo-Korean province:
Chosen (Korea)......74613992[82]1,102
Japan272215411770808[79]651
2,6493,7204,6537,46010,83021,362
Australia
Australian province:
New South Wales[80]191[80]220[80]93[80]296[80]274[79]325
Northern Territory[79]217159366401427614
Queensland402270468415406298
South Australia.........1......
Tasmania7653106119270416
Victoria1...161254
Western Australia[80]11...415
8887031,0491,2371,4031,662
Europe
Erzgebirgan province:
Austria5762[82]75[82]150[82]150[82]150
Germany[80]318[82]100[82]150[82]351[82]200[82]200
Franco-Cornish province:
England204229370441270338
France301[82]200[82]200[81]182[81]182[81]182
Iberian province:
Italy.........91...
Portugal1,2417351,0291,5631,742[82]1,300
Spain1861492084684914,741
Russian province:
Russia.........36[79]108[82]150
Scandinavian province:
Norway34...1[82]10[82]10
2,3101,4792,0323,2013,1547,071
North America
American province:
Alaska......([83])473212
United States1,5379902,3325,8766,1125,056
Canadian province:
Southeastern Canada...............13
Southwestern province:
Mexico.........13207165
1,5379902,3325,9366,3515,246
Oceania
Oceanic province:
New Zealand[80]248228217298181190
South America
Brazilian province:
Brazil.........[80]7......
Cordilleran province:
Argentina[80]6794992019631,251724
Bolivia[80]3393309473,6244,6464,082
Chile......102......
Peru357235455587471295
1,3751,0641,6135,1836,3685,101
Total9,0118,18411,89623,31828,30840,688

[78] Figures unaccompanied by footnote references are taken from official sources or other authentic publications. In all cases the original quantities have been reduced to their equivalent in concentrates containing 60 per cent. WO3.

[79] Figures partly official and partly estimated by the United States Geological Survey.

[80] Exports.

[81] Figures estimated by the Allies when it was proposed to allocate the tungsten ores of the world among themselves.

[82] Figures estimated by the United States Geological Survey.

[83] Less than half a ton.