Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Mines and Quarries; General Report and Statistics for 1897, Vol. 4: Colonial and Foreign Statistics; Statistics Relating to Persons Employed, Output, and Accidents at Mines and Quarries in the British Colonies and in Foreign Countries
Petroleum - Russia and the United States are the two great petroleum producers. In the British Empire, Canada and Burma are the only oil regions deserving mention at the present time, though their output is, comparatively speaking, small.
Salt. - The United States and the United Kingdom produce about 2 million tons of salt each, Russia 1 million, Germany 113 million, India about 1 million.
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