Silver. The production of silver from the Bawdwin mines of the Burma Corporation, Limited, during 1937 rose by 228,000 ozs. as compared with 1936, accompanied by a rise in value of Rs. 4,89,414 (£36,706) (see Table 3 and Lead, p. 338). The output of silver obtained as a bye-product from the Kolar gold mines of Mysore showed a fall of 703 ozs. The amount of silver bullion and coin exported during the year was 5,311,827 ozs. valued at Rs. 1,09,93,186 (£826,555) as compared with 2,763,274 ozs. valued at Rs. 34,30,310 (£257,918), during 1936. TABLE 40.-Quantity and value of Silver produced in India and Burma during the years 1936 and 1937. A further increase is recorded in the production of tin concentrates from Burma, including Karenni State, from 6,494-8 tons valued at Rs. 1,03,83,166 (£780,689) in 1936, to 6,622.5 tons valued at Rs. 1,09,59,215 (£824,001) in 1937. This is the highest quantity yet recorded in any one year. Tavoy and Karenni State (Mawchi) show increases, and Mergui a decrease. There was no reported output of block tin. Imports of unwrought tin rose from 46,084 cwts. valued at Rs. 62,72,482 (£471,615) in 1936 to 51,489 cwts. valued at Rs. 79,65,610 (£598,918) in 1937; 90-7 per cent. of these imports came from the Straits Settlements. BRARY TABLE 41. Quantity and value of Tin concentrates produced in TABLE 42.-Imports of Unwrought Tin (blocks, ingots, bars and slabs) into India during the years 1936 and 1937. (a) Figures relate to India and Burma. (b) Figures include imports to Burma during January to March, 1937. Total quantity of tin blocks imported into Burma during the whole of the year 1937 was 879 cwts. consisting of 850 cwts. from foreign countries and 29 cwts. of foreign merchandise from India. Tungsten. An important increase both in quantity and especially in value of the output of wolfram from Burma has to be recorded, namely from 4.552 tons valued at Rs. 40,91,396 (£307,624) in 1936 to 4.997-7 tons valued at Rs. 80,22,748 (£603,214) in 1937. The price per unit rose during 1937 from 33-5 shillings to 76-58 shillings, the average being 69-83 shillings. This beats the peak production of 4,542 tons in 1917, under War stimulus, by 455-7 tons. The rise in output during 1937 was shared by all producing districts. TABLE 43.-Quantity and value of Tungsten concentrates produced in India and Burma during the years 1936 and 1937. The production of zinc concentrates by the Burma Corporation. Limited, in the Northern Shan States, fell from 76,807 tons valued at Rs. 40,34,641 (£303,356) in 1936 to 73,552 tons valued at Rs. 54,40,421 (£409,054) in 1937, with improved price. The exports during the year under review amounted to 82,686 tons, valued at Rs. 54,95,366 (£413,185) against 88,845 tons, valued at Rs. 39,08,049 (£293,838) in the preceding year. Zircon. The output of zircon, a mineral obtained as a concurrent product in the collection of ilmenite and monazite in Travancore State, decreased from 2,209.9 tons valued at Rs. 84,258 (£6,335) in 1936 to 1,329 tons valued at Rs. 39,036 (£2,935) in 1937. The exports were 1,037 tons in 1937 against 1,990 tons in 1936 and 1,470 tons in 1935. III. MINERALS OF GROUP II. The production of amber in the Myitkyina district, Burma, was 3.7 cwts. valued at Rs. 152 (£12) in 1934, 18.6 cwts. valued at Rs. 2,100 (£158) in 1935, 32-4 cwts. valued Amber. at Rs. 5,440 (£409) in 1936, and 38-7 cwts. valued at Rs. 8,880 (£668) in 1937. Apatite. The production of apatite in the Singhbhum district, Bihar, was 22 tons valued at Rs. 3,300 (£244) in 1930, but nil in 1931 to 1937. The output of apatite in the Trichinopoly district, Madras, rose from 37 tons valued at Rs. 372 (£28) in 1933 to 59 tons valued at Rs. 885 (£67) in 1934, to 102 tons valued at Rs. 1,532 (£115) in 1935, to 128 tons valued at Rs. 1,315 (£99) in 1936, and to 166 tons valued at Rs. 1,660 (£125) in 1937. The output of aquamarine from the deposits of Daso in Ladakh in Kashmir rose from 686 tolas (39,000 carats) valued at Rs. 686 (£52) in 1933 to 1,221 tolas (69,471 carats) Aquamarine. in 1934. The value of the 1934 production was not reported and there was no production during 1935 and 1936. In 1937 the output was 110 tolas. Asbestos. The total production of asbestos in India during 1934 was 25-4 tons valued at Rs. 4,140 (£311), made up of 20 tons valued at Rs. 2,500 (£188) from Singhbhum, Bihar, and 5-4 tons valued at Rs. 1,640 (£123) from the Cuddapah district, Madras. In 1935 the production amounted to 62-7 tons, composed of 2-7 tons valued at Rs. 1,267 (£95) from the Cuddapah district, and 60 tons valued at Rs. 3,300 (£248) from Seraikela State in the Eastern States Agency. In 1936 the production was 56-5 tons valued at Rs. 3,107 (£234) from Seraikela State, and in 1937, 100 tons valued at Rs. 6,000 (£451) from Seraikela State and 9 cwts. valued at Rs. 22 (£2) from AjmerMerwara. The production of barytes in India rose from 3,813 tons valued at Rs. 35,263 (£2,651) in 1934 to 5,493 tons valued at Rs. 34,954 (£2,628) in 1935, but fell slightly to 5,114 tons valued at Rs. 16,049 (£1,206) in 1936. In Barytes. 1937 the production more than tripled, to 15,689 tons valued at Rs. 1,49,260 (£11,223). The chief producing district was Cuddapah in the Madras Presidency. TABLE 44.-Quantity and value of Barytes produced in India during the years 1936 and 1937. Bauxite. In 1930, 2,514 tons of bauxite were produced, of which 719, tons came from the Kaira district of Bombay, and 1,795 tons from the Jubbulpore district of the Central Provinces. In 1931 the output from the Jubbulpore district was 4,298 tons, in 1932 4,467 tons, and in 1933 1,000 tons valued at Rs. 3,000 (£226). In 1934 the output was reduced to only 18 tons valued at Rs. 90 (£7), from the Jubbulpore district, but rose in 1935 to 7,635 tons valued at Rs. 15,270 (£1,148) falling again to 3,644 tons valued at Rs. 7,288 (£548) in 1936. In 1937 there was a large increase, to 9,558 tons valued at Rs. 16,319 (£1,227), from Jubbulpore district, and Kaira district again recorded production, 5,592 tons, valued at Rs. 45,520 (£3,423). In Jodhpur State, Rajputana, there was in 1937 a production of 90 tons of bentonite valued at Rs. 900 (£68), and in Mirpur district, Kashmir, 56 tons, valued at Rs. 1,350 (£102), in 1936, not recorded in time for last year's Bentonite. Review. In 1932 there of beryl valued at was a production in Ajmer-Merwara of 281 tons Rs. 5,281 (£397) which rose to 324 tons valued at Rs. 7,261 (£546) in 1933, falling to 55 tons Beryl. valued at Rs. 1,650 (£124) in 1934, rising in 1935 to 139 tons valued at Rs. 8,519 (£641), but falling again to 98 tons valued at Rs. 6,184 (£465) in 1936 and to 266 tons valued |
